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on the E. [East] to the margin of the [blank] Burn flowing
nearly 200 ft. [feet] below. The interior has been hollowed
by excavation to a depth of from 4 to 5 ft. [feet]
and surrounded by a slight stony rampart
or wall. The entrance has been from the South
into the lowest part of the interior area.

Wamphray Par. [Parish] Alais Knowe Enclosure Elbeckhill
This enclosure is situated on the S. [South] side of
the moorland road which leads from Berryscour
to Wamphray at an elevation of some ? 715 ft. [feet]
above sea level about 3/4 m.[mile] N. [North] by E. [East] of Hazelbank
farm. It occupies the summit of a knoll forming
the S. [South] end of a grassy ridge and is suboval
in plan the N. [North] end being considerably flattened
in its curve. The main axis is N. [North] by W. [West] and S. [South] by E. [East]
and the interior dimensions are 260 ft. [feet] by 270’ or
thereby. The knoll has an altitude of some 15 ft. [feet]
above a hollow on the W. [West] , tails away gradually
from the base of an 8 ft. [feet] scarp on the S. [South] and
drops for some 30 ft. [feet] to the bed of a burn on the
E. [East]. Only at the N. [North] end where the fort is faced by the con:
:tinuation of the ridge do its defences remain
and these consist of a rampart which slopes
away gradually from its crest on the interior
with a fall of some 20 ft. [feet] to the S. [South] end and
in front forms a scarp 6 ft. [feet] in height to a
trench 28 ft. [feet] to 33 ft. [feet] in width cut through rock

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