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of varying dimensions. It rests on the edge of the
precipitous left bank of the Mollin Burn
flowing through a wooded lynn some 50 ft. [feet] below.
The main axis of the oval if complete would have been
North and South and the base of the fort
lies from N E. [North East] to S W. [South West] measuring 93 ft. [feet] in the latter direction
from crest to crest, with a bisectional diameter of 60 ft. [feet].
The defences consist of an inner rampart of earth
and stone, a deep regularly formed concentric trench
and an outer rampart. The inner mound has an
elevation of some 5 ft. [feet] above the position of the interior
directly behind it and has scarp of 7 to 8 ft. [feet] in
height above the floor of the trench at
the highest point and along the N E [North East] arc only some
3 ft. [feet] 6 ins. [inches] the trench from crest to crest measures
30 ft. [feet], except on the N E. [North East] face where it measures 25 ft. [feet]
and has a depth below the counterscarp of 7 ft. [feet]
where deepest near the centre of the curve on the
N. [North] and diminishes in depth towards the edge
of the ravine at either end. At either extremity
the outer rampart has a height of from 5 ft [feet] to 6 ft. [feet]
on the exterior where the ground level declines
to the edge of the ravine. There is much stone
at places in the interior, especially at the N E. [North East]
end but no distinct foundation is traceable.
The entrance has probably been from the
N E. [North East] past the end of the rampart and flanked

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