Sixth report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Berwick . o* jit 3i s. 100 IOO 200 P[ Fig. 105.—Fort, Blackchester (No. 216). an almost circular fort (fig. 105) with an interior diameter of some 312feet. It is surrounded by three concentric ramparts with interveningtrenches and a slight trench in front of the outer rampart towardsthe west side. On the north side the defences measure 123 feet fromthe crest of the inner rampart to the top of the counterscarp of the inventory of monuments, etc., in county of berwick. 115 Parish of Lauder. outer trench. Where highest, th
Sixth report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Berwick . o* jit 3i s. 100 IOO 200 P[ Fig. 105.—Fort, Blackchester (No. 216). an almost circular fort (fig. 105) with an interior diameter of some 312feet. It is surrounded by three concentric ramparts with interveningtrenches and a slight trench in front of the outer rampart towardsthe west side. On the north side the defences measure 123 feet fromthe crest of the inner rampart to the top of the counterscarp of the inventory of monuments, etc., in county of berwick. 115 Parish of Lauder. outer trench. Where highest, the innermost rampart is 7 feet hightowards the outside, the middle one 13 feet, and the outermost 6 hut circles are traceable in rear of the inner rampart on thenorth, and near the centre is a small depression 3 feet deep andmeasuring 11 feet by 6 feet in diameter. The entrances are two: onetowards the south-west and the other towards the north-east. Theramparts appear to be mainly of earth. See Antiquaries, xxix. p. 136 ; Ber. Nat. Club, 1882-84, p. 312. , Ber., xix. NE.
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