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the meadow on the West and [blank] above
the higher levels on the East on South. ?The Mote
has been surrounded on the sides away from
the river by a trench as also probably was
the base court but the lines of the whole
construction have been seriously interfered with
in the formation of the villa garden shrubbery and paths.

Dalton Fort "Rangecastle" Holmains
This fort occupies the summit of a prominent
hillock rising from moorland about 1/4 m. [mile]. East South
East of Holmains farm. A shoulder projecting
to the East is cut off by the surrounding
trench to be hereafter described, while to the
South East an eminence rising to a higher
elevation is separated from it by a natural hollow
From the summit of the hillock the ground
falls by a steep declivity towards the North East
and though in the other directions the gradient
is easier it is still considerable. The main
defence of the fort consists of a trench cut
through rock for the most part, with an average breadth of 30 ft. [feet]
from crest of scarp to that of counterscarp
and a depth of 7 to 8 feet and seemingly
surmounted on the scarp in places by a
stony parapet mound. Within the trench
the ground rises to the summit
rather abruptly on the East to a height of 15 ft. [feet]

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