. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. esr %l ^_ eS6, ^m lr.'=::: D,umpron Planr&n'on ''^\%^.. DuMPTON Great Camp, Luppitt. angle, the inner and outer ramparts on the north merge into one. Here the inner ramparts inflect, and are carried nearly 100 ft. into the body of the camp, forming a passage in which an intruding foe would be exposed to a crossfire. Beneath the entrance is a crescent-shaped defence, and yet lower another, be- fore which are the remains of a well-defended entrance. A mound, very like a tumulus, almost in the centre of the camp where the contou
. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. esr %l ^_ eS6, ^m lr.'=::: D,umpron Planr&n'on ''^\%^.. DuMPTON Great Camp, Luppitt. angle, the inner and outer ramparts on the north merge into one. Here the inner ramparts inflect, and are carried nearly 100 ft. into the body of the camp, forming a passage in which an intruding foe would be exposed to a crossfire. Beneath the entrance is a crescent-shaped defence, and yet lower another, be- fore which are the remains of a well-defended entrance. A mound, very like a tumulus, almost in the centre of the camp where the contour is marked, is said to have been thrown up by the Ordnance sur- veyors to obtain a level for their instruments, though no irregularities are around to show where they obtained the earth. Membury ( Ix, 9).—Membury Castle, 3 miles north of Axminster, one of the border fortresses of the Dumnonii, is of irregular oval form, surrounded by a single vallum enclosing between 2 and 3 acres. The rampart surrounding the crown of the hill varies in height, averaging 4 ft. from the inside except on the east side, where it rises but 1 ft., and that height is partially gained by the earth 583. 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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