. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. ANCIENT EARTHWORKS of a promontory, formed by the deep valley of the Cole Beck where it has cut its way to join the low-lying river. The ground falls almost precipitously for 50 ft. or so on the sides next the brook, the south-west and south, while to the south-east it is but slightly less steep. On the north side, however, it is only separated from equally high ground behind by a slight depression, and at less than 200 yards' distance the hill rises about 25 ft. higher. As long as weapons were short in range the position wou
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. ANCIENT EARTHWORKS of a promontory, formed by the deep valley of the Cole Beck where it has cut its way to join the low-lying river. The ground falls almost precipitously for 50 ft. or so on the sides next the brook, the south-west and south, while to the south-east it is but slightly less steep. On the north side, however, it is only separated from equally high ground behind by a slight depression, and at less than 200 yards' distance the hill rises about 25 ft. higher. As long as weapons were short in range the position would be a magnificent one, and the command from the top of the mount complete ; but with the advent of :"^s:t ? - e, 100 â .87-. fcV ..».QO- â \^^ .87 â -, -^ .â¢Vjg^^ ^iV Church ^â¢e: -v^v. â >/ 5Q: aT-- I \.. \ 37- E SCALE. OF FEET 100 ZOO 1 .1. .- 300 1 ^ River near. ENLARCCD SECTION from D To E ⢠5ca/e o 50 'Opfpg/: B ^. Sea Castle Hill, Halton the long-bow it would not be at all secure. The view from the fortalice is extensive on every side except the north ; it ranges both up and down the valley of the Lune and over the undulating ground across the river to the distant hills beyond ; Lancaster is just visible to the south-west. Halton mount (A) is visibly artificial, and, as usual, circular and conical, with a truncated top ; it is about 100 ft. in diameter at its base, and rises 12 ft. above the level of the bailey (B), the top measuring about 35 ft. across. The fosse which once separated the mount from the bailey has been almost 525. 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 Farrer, William, 1861-1924, ed; Brownbill, J. , joint ed. London [Constable]
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