. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. Stockland Great Castle. A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE The camp is encircled by a double vallum and fosse. The inner rampart, 4 ft. high, has an escarpment of 22 ft. perpendicular measurement, the fosse, 8 ft. greatest depth, divides the two aggers, while the outer one falls off on a natural escarpment. Almost in the middle of each of the long sides is a small semi-circular platform projecting from the outer val- lum ; that on the south-west was evi- dently constructed to defend a path which enters the entrenchments a t this point; prob
. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. Stockland Great Castle. A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE The camp is encircled by a double vallum and fosse. The inner rampart, 4 ft. high, has an escarpment of 22 ft. perpendicular measurement, the fosse, 8 ft. greatest depth, divides the two aggers, while the outer one falls off on a natural escarpment. Almost in the middle of each of the long sides is a small semi-circular platform projecting from the outer val- lum ; that on the south-west was evi- dently constructed to defend a path which enters the entrenchments a t this point; probably the platform on the north-east was for the same purpose, but the path is not apparent. Another path at the east is modern, but evi- dently on an ancient track. The entrance is at the narrow north-west point, where a sunk road 200 feet long passes between an extension of the two ramparts, on a steep decline ; at the outer extremity a triangular area formed by the northern agger creates an opportunity for a cross-fire against an invading force ; at the same time the defenders would be supported from the terminals of the outer aggers. The interior area is larger than that of any other camp in this neighbourhood ; it measures 1,300 ft. long, exclusive of the sunk road, and 400 ft. at its greatest width. In the southern corner the higher ground of the hill-top has caused the formation of another fosse over 600 feet in length. Within the ramparts are two ponds or water-basins, one at each side, fed by per- ennial springs. A field at the east- ern base of the hill on which this camp stands contains signs of en- trenching. Near the eastern footpath are the re- mains of a cairn of flints, to which a tradi- tion is attached that some great treasure is there buried, and it is locally known as the ' Treasure Heap' and the ' Money Heap.' Stockland ( lix, 10 and 14).—Stock- land Great Castle is situated on the height ofStockland Hill, 667 ft, above the sea, to the north of Widwort
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