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one suboval in form with a slight concavity on one side measuring some 260' by 220' and a
smaller one somewhat harp shaped subtending it measuring 115' by
80'. The upper area has been partially encircled by a
bold rampart of earth and stone except on
the SE. [South East] arc overlooking the ravine where the
grassy mound probably conceals a wall,
as here only has it been set back from the
edge so as to leave between a well defined berm
8 ft. [feet] in width. [Opposite page - inserted note] It is doubtful also if the rampart extended above
the high precipitous bank of the burn. The mutual rampart on the SE. [South East] between
the two enclosures has a height of about 5'
on the upper side where also it is covered by
a trench some 26' wide, while on the lower side it
has a height of 4' and slopes
away gradually into the falling level of the
enclosure. The mound elsewhere around this enclosure is slight. The trench on the upper side of the
mutual rampart, and the convexity of the latter
towards the main enclosure are evidently due
to the desire to render the smaller enceinte
defensible in the event of the upper being
captured. Across the N. [North] and upper end of the
promontory towards its constricted neck
between the ravine and the glen there
have been drawn across two ramparts
beyond the inner encircling mound with
a space varying in breadth from 30' to
36' between the inner and intermediate

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