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7 ft. [feet] deep respectively below scarp and counter:
:scarp with a mound above the latter.
The interior is oval in form with its longest
diameter N. [North] and S. [South] & measures 200 ft. [feet] by 175 ft. [feet]
interiorly. It has been considerably scooped
out especially in front of the entrance which
is from the direction of the valley and at the
lowest point. Facing the entrance is a
prominent rock which curving round
to the N. [North] demarcates the outline of the
hollow and forms an elevated platform
beyond. On this plat [platform] to the N. [North] of the entrance
is a shaped semicircle of rock overgrown
with turf a segment of a circular enclosure
with a diameter of 40 ft. [feet] the ground hollowed to a depth
of 2' within it. This rock foundation has
been fashioned by the cutting away of the
rock on either face and is analogous
to a similar foundation in Castle O'er
fort.

Enclosure Westside (26)
This enclosure is situated on the summit
of an eminence which rises from the
wide expanse of White-hill pasture
lying to the westward of the dale of the
Black Esk and about 1 mile due W. [West]
of Westside. It lies at an elevation

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