. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. N. A ^^^ »\.? SCALE OF FEET l<}0 8po 300 ir^^ )rt0 0di I /â / / Camp at Northcott. the south side of the Teign and the last on the north side form a triangle, and while the latter two are at the sides, Wooston is situated on a protecting curve commanding a view up the river. Wooston Castle is an extensive camp on the slope of a hill descending to the brink of the deep river bank. The lower part, to the north, appears to have been a square area, but the out- lines of the east side are lost in Hitchcombe Wood. The south side is
. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. N. A ^^^ »\.? SCALE OF FEET l<}0 8po 300 ir^^ )rt0 0di I /â / / Camp at Northcott. the south side of the Teign and the last on the north side form a triangle, and while the latter two are at the sides, Wooston is situated on a protecting curve commanding a view up the river. Wooston Castle is an extensive camp on the slope of a hill descending to the brink of the deep river bank. The lower part, to the north, appears to have been a square area, but the out- lines of the east side are lost in Hitchcombe Wood. The south side is an agger and fosse extending from the original entrance at the south-east to the south-west angle, where the fosse rises into a platform along the edge of the bank until it is lost on the north. About 200 ft. to the south are another agger and fosse, the former 12 ft. high, through which is a gateway with broadened ramparts, set obliquely with that which has been the entrance K in the camp. In both of these defences the fosse is to the south of the agger, confronting an invader from the higher ground. The fosse now becomes a covertway partly lined with masonry as it curves serpent-like up the hill to a strong agger 15 ft. in height by the side of the present road. At the 599-. 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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