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^So as to increase the length of the passage
the rampart forming the counterscarp
of the trench makes a bend inward on
either side.

an elevation of not more than 3 feet while
the outer mound with a similar elevation
on the inner face presents a scarp to
the trench varying from 4 ft [feet] to 6 ft [feet] in
height. There are indications of stone work on the crests of the rampart.
The interior area has in places
been hollowed by excavation especially
towards the South end. The entrance some
7 feet in width, has been on the East side
into the lowest part of the area, passing
through the line of the trench which is banked
up on either side & directly through the rampart
seemingly flanked by a wall on either side
as it crosses the interspace. ^

On the right
or North side of the entrance various irregular
mounds and heaps of stone may indicate
the existence of rstructures of some kind
between the ramparts, and around the base
of the inner rampart at the South end
there is much stone lying, overgrown with
turf which may have a similar indication.

Fort Ericstane
About 1/4 mile to the West of Ericstane at
an elevation of some 750 feet above sea
level is a fort. It is
formed on the edge of the steep Northern bank
of the ravine down which there flows the
Braefoot Burn making its way to the

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