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30 feet and a depth at the level of the counter:
:scarp of from 4 ft. [feet] to 6 ft [feet] 6 ins [inches] except for a
short distance at the N [North] West where it has a
depth of 11 feet before dropping over the brow to
the lower level on the N. [North]. Some 7 feet above the
bottom of the trench on the South side is a
narrow terrace about 5 feet in breadth fur:
:nished with a stony parapet. This terrace
continues of narrow breadth all along the
South West side but after passing round
both ends it broadens out into a small
base court shaped like the human ear
forming a projecting shoulder towards the
N E. [North East] The length of this base court is 117 ft [feet]
its breadth at centre 36 ft. [feet] At its S [South] East end
its floor lies at a level some 2 to 3 ft [feet] below
the N W. [North West] portion and is further protected at
its edge by a parapet mound. Above
the base court and the terrace the
summit eminence rises to a height of
13 ft [feet] and of 7 ft [feet] 6 ins. [inches] respectively. Like a
true mote hill it shows no pathway leading
to the summit but across the trench at
the N W. [North West] end when there is a sudden
change in the levels there appears to have
been a gangway leading by a steep

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