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nature a strong one, having on the South
the glen of the burn, on the North
a deep hollow, and lesser hollows in
the undulations of the terrain on the flanks.
Except on the South and West sides the
slopes of the hillock show no signs of
handiwork being steep by nature and
affected by centuries of ploughing. A
narrow segment on the South has been cut off by a
dyke & lies within a wood, and
here the defences consist of a slight inner
rampart crowning a scarp some 6 to 7 ft [feet]
in height, and below a trench some 20 broad
and widening as it passes westwards. In
places it has been filled up to a
considerable extent so as to present
the appearance of a terrace, but as it
passes Westward the trench becomes clearly
defined with a slight mound forming
the counterscarp. It does not appear to
have been continued along the steep
North face. The entrance, which is from
the South West, is distinctly visible, opening
into a slight depression, above it the
hillock rises gradually to a height of 12 ft. [feet]
the fort commands an extensive prospect

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