. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE Wiscombe Yslood 'li'«i y/T'^: west side of the last curve a rampart and ditch extend 86 ft. to the left. Three hundred feet in advance an agger 240 ft. long provides an outwork on the top of the hill. Wooston Castle is differently arranged from any other camp in Devonshire, and its features show a well-considered stra- C tegical plan. NORTHCOTT ( Ixxiv, 9,10, 13, 14).—This border camp of the Dumnonii ap- pears to have been a very strong defence against the raids of the Carnabii. It is 6 miles north-wes
. The Victoria history of the county of Devon;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE Wiscombe Yslood 'li'«i y/T'^: west side of the last curve a rampart and ditch extend 86 ft. to the left. Three hundred feet in advance an agger 240 ft. long provides an outwork on the top of the hill. Wooston Castle is differently arranged from any other camp in Devonshire, and its features show a well-considered stra- C tegical plan. NORTHCOTT ( Ixxiv, 9,10, 13, 14).—This border camp of the Dumnonii ap- pears to have been a very strong defence against the raids of the Carnabii. It is 6 miles north-west of Lifton Station ; but it requires the help of the courteous farmer on whose land it lies to lo- cate it. Situated on the slope of a hill on the east side of the Tamar, where that river makes a course around a small island, the camp de- pended largely on the steep- ness of the bank to guard against surprise, additional strength being gained by a stream which flows at the foot of the hill. The inner stronghold is oval, surrounded by a small bank above the escarpment, and a fosse 15 ft. deep and 28 ft. wide at the south. The counterscarp is sur- mounted by a bank 3 ft. high, beyond which is a level area with another bank, and fosse 5 ft. 6 in. deep before the hill descends to the river. The level area widens as it passes round the north to the east side, where it provides an ample court defended by a rampart which originally extended to the river-bank. The southern part, however, is destroyed. The north-east court wall is defended by a ditch as it faces the rising ground, and an entrance on this side led into another »iauiiikJ,SS\o^^ SCALE or rEET 100 too 90O Blackbury Castle, Southleigh. yHltll'lljl ,,*•••'" " """" ""•l*«„„...«""""«ll|,„ .,»'' ..-»"• *>"* .%•** ^' —»• r % a X % ,JJ»"« s» «f -»iiii. 'ilil'l/lliiili illH" ''•'V^^. Cranmore Castle, Ti
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