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192' in diameter and is surrounded with a
rampart of earth and stone some 23' broad at
base having around the greater part of the
periphery an outer concentric mound some 33'
broad at base with an intervening trench measuring
from 28' to 35' in width from crest to crest and
some 7' in depth. Towards the E. [East] overlooking
the downward slope the trench and outer
mound gradually give place to a terrace
some 18' broad with an outer ramp.
Beyond these defences on the W. [West] there is an
outer concentric trench some 11' in width deepening
as it passes Southward. The entrance some 8' wide has been
from the E. [East] or lowest side of the fort and opens
at a low level into an excavated hollow
some 6' deep carried back with a rising
gradient to the rampart on the N. [North] and N W [North West]
and Flanked by a ridge of higher unexcavated
ground on the S. [South] but which has also been
excavated in places. On the higest area
are the foundations of an oblong hut
with its longer axis E. [East] and W. [West]
measuring interiorly some 22' by 9' with
a surrounding bank apparently of turf
or soil some 6' thick and having a
doorway some 2' - 6'' wide in the S. [South] wall
at 8' from its E. [East] end. It is noticeable

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