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winch presented a cut face of soft rock behind and above, and a remade 

 bank or terrace with retaining wall in front and below. The long axes 

 of the buildings varied considerably in direction, but prevailing directions 

 were N. — S. and N. E. — S. W., with the downward slope towards the E. 

 and S. E., respectively. In all cases the two long walls had rocked over 

 generally as a whole, in the downhill direction, with the exception of 

 the portions immediately connected with the stone-built end walls, which 

 latter stood (fig. 5). The heavy slate roof naturally collapsed with 



Fig. 5. — The dotted lines indicate fallen walls. 



the walls. All the sun-dried bricks lay approximately in position on 

 the ground, but each separated from its fellows by the shock of the fall. 

 Buildings in the immediate neighbourhood, such as the Armoury, 

 built throughout of dressed stone, were badly cracked and rent, and 

 portions, e.g., a gable end, had been flung out as a whole flat on to 

 the ground. The iron- framed roof, and with tie-rods across from wall 

 to wall, doubtless materially preserved the Armoury, etc., from complete 

 collapse. On the other hand, a few sun-dried brick buildings with stone 

 ends wherever there was not a steep slope below had also not fallen. 

 The single men's quarters S. W. of the upper parade ground, and 

 on the W. or N.W. slopes of the main cantonment ridge all fell as 

 Gurkha lines S. regards the long walls on the down -hill side and lost 

 W. of upper parade their roofs, whilst the walls on, the up-hill side re- 

 mained standing. The style of building is the same 



