Field Visit
Date 22 November 1963
Event ID 1105585
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
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Centred No 1522 2367. This fort occupies the summit of a rocky plateau. The slight remains of a single rampart running round the edge of the plateau enclosing an oval shaped area c. 80.0m E-W by c 40.0m N-S. Two short lengths of the rampart exist as turf covered mounds on either side of the entrance which is in the SE segment. The course of the rampart can be traced round the north and south sides of the fort where a few stones protrude from the ground but the course round the west end is vague and uncertain. The additional ramparts and possible access roads at the west end of the fort were not located, being obscured by the dense woodlands. At the base of the eastern slopes of the plateau are the remains of a short stretch of mound with a slight ditch on its west side. This low spread mound is c. 7.0m wide by c. 0.5m maximum height. The terracing chevaux de frise and hollow track described by R R B Watson (1923) are now obscured by the mature woodlands. The "soaks" for gathering water within the main fort (R R B Watson 1923) are natural hollows in the rocky surface of the ground.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (W D J) 22 November 1963.
