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measures some 26 ft. [feet] by 20ft. [feet] in diameter, it is
now very uneven on the surface and has
been considerably broken down on the North.
Beyond the encircling trench, toward the North
East lies a small base court, flanked by
the steeply falling ground on the West and
rising some 5 to 6 feet above the surrounding
level on its other outer sides. On the East, at
the base of the scarp, there is a hollow which
may indicate a trench around it while on
the North within the wood there is a similar
indication. Along the East side of the base court
a long hollow of diminishing depth leads
inward from the North and possibly formed
the approach to the mote. The shape of
the base court seems to be that of an
irregular oblong measuring 65 ft. [feet] by 60 ft. [feet] with a point projecting
to the West following the curve of the
trench around the hillock. On the South
East there is a low traverse across the
trench at a height of 2 feet above the adjacent
floor and 3 feet below the crest of the
counterscarp. The mote is formed of
earth with a considerable amount of
flat stone which is exposed when the scarp
is broken.

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