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rock leads down to the Carron. Nothing beyond the
lines of the foundations beneath the turf remains visible.
and a circular depression - evidently the well.

Durisdeer Par [Parish] Fort - East Morton unnoted.
On the left bank of the Carron Water by the edge of
a cliff with an altitude of some 50 ft. [feet] above the stream,
and half a mile to the South West of East Morton is a
small entrenchment. The position is strongly de:
:fended on two sides: On the N [North] by the deep glen of
a burn and on the W [West] by the rocky wall rising sheer
from the Carron. The enclosure is oblong set with its
longest axis NE [North East] and SW. [South West] and measures 114 ft. [feet] by 82 ft. [feet].
It is enclosed on the E [East] & S [South] sides by a well defined
trench some 24 ft. [feet] wide and 6 ft. [feet] deep supplemented
by a rampart on the S [South] where the ground level declines
while along the E [East] front in the interior there is also a
low & broad bank above the scarp of the trench. Some
54 ft. [feet] back from the edge of the bank on the W [West] a
roadway 14 ft. [feet] wide is carried over the trench on
the S [South] at the natural level into the interior. A
second break in the rampart and a gangway
across the trench towards the NE [North East] corner are less
clearly original. From in front of this gap a
track leads down to the burn at the bottom of
the glen on the N [North]. Towards the East the ground
rises sharply immediately adjacent to the fort
and completely overlooks it.

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