. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. -:3 <s. Denbury Camp, Torbryan. and there remain's but the border of an artificial tableland on the edge of the shoulder of the hill, which descends to a small stream. The northern part is defended by a vallum nearly 18 ft. high at parts and 48 ft. wide at the base ; as the ground rises towards the west a fosse commences about the middle of this side, and gradually assumes vast strength on the due west, where the ditch, cut on the top of a natural ridge, is over eleven feet deep and 30 ft. wide, while the vallum rises over sev
. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. -:3 <s. Denbury Camp, Torbryan. and there remain's but the border of an artificial tableland on the edge of the shoulder of the hill, which descends to a small stream. The northern part is defended by a vallum nearly 18 ft. high at parts and 48 ft. wide at the base ; as the ground rises towards the west a fosse commences about the middle of this side, and gradually assumes vast strength on the due west, where the ditch, cut on the top of a natural ridge, is over eleven feet deep and 30 ft. wide, while the vallum rises over seventeen feet from the depth of the fosse. The road down Darnacombe Hill cuts right through the camp, and at the north-eastern point it has greatly mutilated the original entrance. Here access was gained between the overlapping ends of the rampart, and the entry defended by an agger on the interior, of which a small portion only remains on the east of the road. Numerous sling-stones have been found within the area. Torbryan ( cxv, 2).—Denbury Camp is | a mile south-west of Denbury village, which lies 4 miles from Ashburton and 3 from Newton Abbot. The entrenchments encircling the crown of this lofty igneous rock enclose 9 acres i rood and I perch, and consist of an elliptical camp with an outer court on the west side. On the north a steep natural escarpment dispenses with the need for artificial works, and a low rampart only is found. On the south and east, however, the defences are very strong; the 589. 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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