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a height of some 6 ft. [feet] on the S. [South] and, where
passing through higher ground on the East a height
of 8 ft. [feet] Where the trench cuts off the mote from
the base court it is not shallower. At
the north end of the base court a deep trench
34 broad, 11 feet deep below the crest of the
scarp and from 5 ft [feet] to 6 ft. [feet] deep below that
of the counterscarp, springing from the
trench which encircles the mote, cuts
it off from the plateau continuing
along the bank to the Northward. Overlooking
this trench a breastwork runs along the base
court with an elevation of 5 feet on the
inner side. The base court which
is approximately semi-lunar in form,
measures 196 feet from North-West to South East
in longest diameter, and 118 ft. [feet] at right angles
to that line across the centre.

Enclosure Auldton
On a trench on the Hill side about 1/4 mile
due East of Auldton and ? 100 ft. [feet] above it
are the remains of a circular enclosure
which has been surrounded by a stony
rampart or wall, and measures, with
its longest axis North and South; 96 feet by
78 ft. [feet] in diameter. The position is completely
commanded by the Hill rising abruptly behind

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