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has been done on the top of the mound but
nothing has been revealed to show its character.

Bankhead Hill Modern hollowed enclosure.
On the lower slope of Bankhead Hill about 1/4 m. [mile]
back from the Esk and nearly opposite the
curious semi-circular structure is a hillock
rising some 10' to 15' in elevation above the
[Margin] Omit
surrounding level which has been excavated
to a uniform depth of 10' and surrounded
on the interior face with a mortar built
retaining wall some 10' high. The diameter
of the enclosure is about 60'. There is a wide
entrance at the bottom level, and about 6'
up the wall are recesses for beam ends. It is
difficult to conceive why so much labour should
have been expended on this pen unless it is
the utilization of a quarry hole.

Entrenchment Bankhead Hill (19)
On the E. [East] side of Bankhead Hill where its
lowest slope terminates on a steep bank
overlooking the White Esk and about 1/2 m [mile]
N. [North] of Castle O'er house on the opposite side
of the river is a short segment of an
entrenchment some 6' deep and 24' wide
continuing for a distance of about 100'.
It is not carried forward to the bank at
either end but terminates fully 100' distant
from it nor is there any indication that the

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