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26" July 1912
Hutton & Corrie Par [Parish] Fort No. 9.
This fort is situated on the E. [East] side of the summit
of the Castle Hill a slight eminence in an un:
:dulating moorland on the watershed between
the Boreland Burn and the Dryfewater, and
about 1/4 m. [mile] to the S E. [South East] of upper Fenton overlooking
the road from Lockerbie to Eskdalemuir. It
appears to have been an oval construction
measuring interiorly from N. [North] to S. [South] some 220 ft. [feet]
placed with its longest axis N. [North] and S. [South]
just where the hill begins to dip to the
Eastward. The ground on the W. [West] is comparatively
level, at either end, to N. [North] and S. [South] it falls away
in a gentle decline, while to the E [East] for the
first 30 ft. [feet] it has a steep declivity thereafter
falling to the roadway at its base in an
easy gradient. Only on the W. [West] half of the
oval do the defences exist and on this arc
their strength is somewhat remarkable when
contrasted with their now total absence on
the opposite side. They consist of a bold
rampart some 26 ft. [feet] in breadth at base
formed of earth and shivers of rock rising
to a height of from 4 to 5 ft. [feet] on the inner
side and of 10 ft. [feet] above the bottom of a
trench in front. The trench, cut through rock,
has a width from crest to crest of some
32 ft. [feet] & has a depth below the counterscarp

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