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to as much as 5' above the hollow in rear of it.
The entrance which is wide is from the E. [East] giving
access to the lowest part of the interior which
is separated by higher ground from the
inmost part of the area at the W. [West]. On the left of
the entrance in the end of the rampart there
appears to be a well. The interior surface
is uneven and at the base of the scarp on
the W. [West] are the foundations of a small rectangular
building composed of small cobbles and
earth, seemingly built into the scarp at
its base.

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5th July 1912.
Esk-dalemuir Castle O'er.
The fort of Castle O'er occupies a prominent
rocky eminence which mounts to a height of some
884' above sea level and 80' above the lowest point of
the moorland at its base. It is situated about 1/2 m. [mile]
?NW by W [North West by West] of the mansion house of Castle O'er on the
crest of a long ridge forming the watershed
between the Black Burn on the W. [West] and the
White Esk on the East. The main axis of the
hill, around which lie the entrenchments of
the fort, is from ENE [East North East] to WSW [West South West]: it rises by a
steep grassy slope from N. [North] and S. [South] has a
bolder inclination on the W. [West] and present an
abrupt and rocky aspect towards the E. [East] and
SE. [South East]. The main enclosure on the summit

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