Archaeologia CambrensisW. Pickering, 1868 |
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... probably owe its preservation . The modern entrance was doubt- less its ancient porta . The height of the agger above 1 Arch . Camb . for 1857 , pp . 151-172 . At the surface of the orchard is 5 feet , its 12 ANCIENT ARWYSTLI . 3.
... probably owe its preservation . The modern entrance was doubt- less its ancient porta . The height of the agger above 1 Arch . Camb . for 1857 , pp . 151-172 . At the surface of the orchard is 5 feet , its 12 ANCIENT ARWYSTLI . 3.
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... feet , its height above the surrounding fosse 15 feet . Adjoining this second part of the work is a se- cond rectangular enclosure which is of much larger dimensions than the first , measuring no less than 200 yards from north to south ...
... feet , its height above the surrounding fosse 15 feet . Adjoining this second part of the work is a se- cond rectangular enclosure which is of much larger dimensions than the first , measuring no less than 200 yards from north to south ...
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... feet deep . In the rear of the mound may be traced the outline of a rectangular entrenchment , with two of its sides nearly obliterated by cultivation . Enough , however , of its third side remains to give an approximate idea of its ...
... feet deep . In the rear of the mound may be traced the outline of a rectangular entrenchment , with two of its sides nearly obliterated by cultivation . Enough , however , of its third side remains to give an approximate idea of its ...
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... feet ) , in its immediate vicinity , would lead the Britons to reject it . From its construction the occu- pants of the camps evidently expected the attack from the direction of the mountain , whither the Britons were likely to retreat ...
... feet ) , in its immediate vicinity , would lead the Britons to reject it . From its construction the occu- pants of the camps evidently expected the attack from the direction of the mountain , whither the Britons were likely to retreat ...
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... feet high . The stones which compose it are not large , few of them weighing more than two or three hundredweight . The enclosed space measures 75 yards in its longer diameter , and 55 in its shorter . An inner circle is said to have ...
... feet high . The stones which compose it are not large , few of them weighing more than two or three hundredweight . The enclosed space measures 75 yards in its longer diameter , and 55 in its shorter . An inner circle is said to have ...
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