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opposite hill. On this platform is situated the enclosure or 

 camp in which stands the building called Edin's Hall. This en- 

 closure measures somewhat less than 200 yards from east to 

 west, and somewhat more than 100 yards in greatest breadth 

 from north to south. It is formed by earthen ramparts and 

 ditches. On the north and north-east, where it is very inac- 

 cessible owing to the steepness of the ground and the river 

 below, there is only a single ditch between two comparatively 

 low ramparts ; but on the other three sides there are two very 

 deep ditches, and the same number of high ramparts — a ditch 

 being outside, then a high rampart, next a very deep ditch, and 

 inside of these another rampart. Even now these ditches are in 

 some places from 12 to 15 feet deep, measuring from the level of 

 the top of the ramparts, and the breadth varies from 15 to 25 feet. 

 The principal entrance to this enclosure or camp is at its east 

 end. It is composed of a roadway or passage having a wall on 

 each side of it. This passage commences at the inner of the 

 ramparts and runs in a direction a little to the north of west, 

 continuing of a breadth of 13 feet for a length of about 77 feet. 

 It is then taken in or narrowed 6 feet on the north side, which 

 reduces its breadth to about 7 feet, so as to form what may be 

 regarded as a gateway dividing the outer from the inner passage. 

 The stone constituting the projecting corner of this intake 

 measures 21 inches on each side by 18 inches in height. Just 

 before reaching this intake there is on the south side of the pas- 

 sage the appearance of a recess, measuring 8 feet along the 

 passage, by nearly 3 feet deep ; the west end of it forming a 

 straight intake in the same line with the intake on the other side 

 of the passage ; but possibly this may be caused only by the dis- 

 placement of the foundation stones of the wall. Erom this in- 

 take the wall on the south side of the passage continues in the 

 same direction for 4^- feet, providing a narrowed passage or gate- 

 way of that length, and it then turns south-westerly at a right 

 angle, and can be traced for 20 feet, but is then lost. After the 

 intake, the north side of the narrow passage or gateway does 

 not run parallel with the south side of it ; but slopes out 2 feet, 

 so as to make the gateway about 9 feet wide at the west side. 

 This north wall of the entrance passage then runs 66 feet in 

 nearly a straight line parallel with the direction of the outer 

 passage. It then forms the arc of a circle, widening the passage 



