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of 935 ft. [feet] above sea level and of some 350 ft. [feet]
above the bottom of the valley. whence there
is an approach up a long hollow. The
enclosure is of the type prevalent in this
region, and is oval with its longest axis E [East] and
W. [West] it shows, however, a departure from the
general plan in a semilunar projection
from the true line of the oval forming
a bay or forecourt at the E [East] end. The interior
measurements through the centre are 227 ft [feet] and
133 ft [feet] while the bay has a chord of 60 ft [feet] and
a bisectional diameter of 36 ft. [feet] The enceinte
has been surrounded by a stony rampart
now for the most part demolished with a
steep scarp to the outside some 8' in height
covered by a shallow trench. The entrance is
from the E. [East] and is 8 ft [feet] wide sunk beneath
the general level, the roadway being carried
on into the interior up a hollow between two
masses of outcropping rock. Within the
main area of the interior to the right of the
entrance is a circular hollow 27 ft. [feet] in
diameter cut out of rock a segment of
which is left around to form a founda:
:tion as in the last example. The
interior is uneven on the surface but then
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