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earth and stone. There are two entrances
26 ft. [feet] apart
each about 9 ft. [feet] wide and opening on
the lowest level from the direction of the burn.
The interior has been hollowed out to a
depth of from 3' to 4' on the upper side below
the level of the surrounding ground. At the
N. [North] end of the upper side there is a small
hut-like recess in the bank and to the W. [West] of it
there are low indefinite mouns suggesting
small enclosures. The rampart has been
broad on the lower slopes but is much
spread and above the scarp on the
upper side it is hardly traceable.

Fort Blindhillbush Hill
This fort is situated on the summit of
Blindhillbush Hill at an elevation of
618 ft. [feet] over sea level in an impenetrable
fir plantation. It is shown on the O.S. [Ordnance Survey]
Map as oval with its longest axis N [North] & S. [South]
measuring 215 ft. [feet] by 160 ft. [feet] and it is surrounded
by a rampart of earth and stone rising at
most scarce 3 ft. [feet] above the interior and
in general having a scarp to the outside
some 6 ft. [feet] in height. At the S W. [South West] from
a bank passes outward from the scarp
with a slight divergence in a South Easterly
direction but is soon lost in the cultivated land
beyond the wood.