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on the N. [North] and W. [West] flows the Glen Burn while on
the NE. [North East] it is demarcated by a ravine opening on
to the bed of the burn. The enceinte has been pear shaped
controlled by the situation and except on the
SW. [South West] arc towards the higher slope of the Pen Craig
its outline is indistinct. In that direction at
the highest point there is a scarp some 6' high,
formed by excavation, gradually merging into
the slope of the interior while where the ground
falls away to the Westward there is a swelling
indicating a rampart in that direction.
Across the glen burn about 100 yds. [yards] to the NNW. [North North West]
and at a slightly higher elevation is another
enclosure also occupying a plateau with
a grassy hill rising to the NW. [North West] to a height of
some 1714' above sea level. On the E. [East] from the
front of the plateau the ground falls sharply
to the valley of the Mosspaul Burn while an
equally steep gradient carries it to the bed of
the Glen Burn on the S. [South]. The construction has
been four sided with slightly curving sides
and rounded angles and set with its longest
axis NW. [North West] and SE. [South East] has measured 160' by 143'.
The upper or NW. [North West] end has been formed by
excavation with a scarp some 6' in vertical
height above which is traceable a slight

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