. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. ANCIENT EARTHWORKS projected vallum, but the earth which would have been thrown over the stones in the making of the fosse was never worked, and it has remained unfinished to the present day. The contour of the ground of the interior area is so pronounced that the northern boundary cannot be seen from the southern ramparts. No water is within the camp, the nearest spring being about 2,000 ft. distant. Cranbrook Castle was explored in 1900, when the fosse was found to be encumbered with about three feet of dibris. Two hut-circles
. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. ANCIENT EARTHWORKS projected vallum, but the earth which would have been thrown over the stones in the making of the fosse was never worked, and it has remained unfinished to the present day. The contour of the ground of the interior area is so pronounced that the northern boundary cannot be seen from the southern ramparts. No water is within the camp, the nearest spring being about 2,000 ft. distant. Cranbrook Castle was explored in 1900, when the fosse was found to be encumbered with about three feet of dibris. Two hut-circles are within the east rampart with the remains of fire- holes. Charcoal, fragments of pottery, the base of a quern, and sling stones were found. This stronghold above the right bank of the Teign overlooks Prestonbury Castle, which is almost opposite on the left bank. MoRETON Hampstead ( Ixxviii, 15).—Wooston Castle : The castles of Wooston, Cranbrook, and Prestonbury together form a system of defence seldom equalled. The first two on. -"-:r cv? yvnrJ S^'/iorThcofr. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Page, William, 1861-1934, ed. London [Constable]
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