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Lyneholm Hill Fort (6) White Birren
The remains of this fort are situated on the
top of Lyneholm Hill at an elevation of about 800'
over sea level and some 350' above the Esk which
flows by its base on the N. [North]. The construction
has been greatly pillaged for stones wherewith
to build dykes and a large segment of the
rampart on the N E. [North East] has been completely eradicated
The eneinte appears to have oval to oblong in
form surrounded by a stony rampart and
when the ground level rises to the Southward
by a trench beyond. The rampart has a breadth
at base of 14' and appears to have been surmounted
by a wall. the trench where best preserved shows
a width of 27' from crest to crest and at most
has a depth of 6' below the crest of the rather
irregular scarp and 4' below that of the
counterscarp. At one point it has been cut
through rock. The entrance has been from
the S E. [South East] and is situated near the S. [South] end of the
E [East] side (a gap in the rampart on the opposite
side near the S. [South] end being secondary), it opens
into the lowest area of the interior and is
faced with higher and rocky ground
in front. there has been a certain amount
of original examination in the interior where
the rock lies very near the surface probably

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