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This area has been surrounded at its edge by a massive
stone wall now entirely ruined the debris from
which profusely litters the scarps below. Towards
the North end of the area and at its East side
an oval flat topped outcrop of rock has formed
a citadel at the base of which on the South East
there is a trench-like hollow which is not carried
forward over the crest of the summit and
which is probably natural. Beyond the
inner wall there is an outer cincture,
a second wall with at the foot of a scarp some 6-7 ft. [feet] high a slight trench ^ banked upon the counterscarp This passes across the
face of the slope below the summit on the
East & is carried across the South end some
10 to 12 ft. [feet] in front of the inner wall.
on the Western slope
its place is taken towards the South end
by a terrace like shoulder with a parapet
wall whence there is a steep descent to
the bottom of the hollow. Along the Northern
half of the West side the terrace ceases in
a regular slope from the summit covered
with a great mass of loose stones. Towards
the North the outer wall reappears and
the defences are similar to those at the
opposite extremity. The main entrance has
been from the South West and has wound

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