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THE ANT0N1NE WALL REPORT.
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5| inches vertical. They vary greatly in thickness though the
the colour is tolerably uniform—a deep mossy black. The
following details are taken at ^
a point 4 feet from the south X- /jSjii8§|f-.^ £
kerb. The first line rests on
the surface of the stone base
and is f inch thick; the second,
1\ inches above the base, is
barely perceptible, faint and
thin; the third, 6i inches above
the base, is firm and about 1
inch thick; the fourth, Ill-
inches above the base, is too
vague to be measurable. Sam- f JBj|te|||l|| ^
pies of the third line, and of
the congested mass in the centre,
yielded on analysis 16 and 37 Z
per cent, respectively of vege-
table matter. There are many
junctions of these lines resulting
in forks and angles with their |Jj
open ends towards the outside * f ~\l Z
of the vallum. There is plainly / 'l i ■ j §
no protraction of the lines be- rJ:i. ; :f '_*fE-j
yond a perpendicular drawn up / <\ |J W
from the faces of the kerbs, ,'/ ^
and there is no independent ~fW §
lamination beyond that line. f : ■ * Brri
The berm is 21 feet wide, and %
the fosse about 40. The latter, ; J / \ ,
as in Croy No. 1, is very much '^^^^^^^^B
filled up, so that its present ,: J f ~_|B| o
depth is little over 4 feet.
The outer mound is exceed-
ingly distinct. Its highest point
is exactly on a level with the
present surface of the vallum, and 19 inches above the present
edge of the scarp. Starting from the top of the counter-
™ is. a
51
"2
J
5| inches vertical. They vary greatly in thickness though the
the colour is tolerably uniform—a deep mossy black. The
following details are taken at ^
a point 4 feet from the south X- /jSjii8§|f-.^ £
kerb. The first line rests on
the surface of the stone base
and is f inch thick; the second,
1\ inches above the base, is
barely perceptible, faint and
thin; the third, 6i inches above
the base, is firm and about 1
inch thick; the fourth, Ill-
inches above the base, is too
vague to be measurable. Sam- f JBj|te|||l|| ^
pies of the third line, and of
the congested mass in the centre,
yielded on analysis 16 and 37 Z
per cent, respectively of vege-
table matter. There are many
junctions of these lines resulting
in forks and angles with their |Jj
open ends towards the outside * f ~\l Z
of the vallum. There is plainly / 'l i ■ j §
no protraction of the lines be- rJ:i. ; :f '_*fE-j
yond a perpendicular drawn up / <\ |J W
from the faces of the kerbs, ,'/ ^
and there is no independent ~fW §
lamination beyond that line. f : ■ * Brri
The berm is 21 feet wide, and %
the fosse about 40. The latter, ; J / \ ,
as in Croy No. 1, is very much '^^^^^^^^B
filled up, so that its present ,: J f ~_|B| o
depth is little over 4 feet.
The outer mound is exceed-
ingly distinct. Its highest point
is exactly on a level with the
present surface of the vallum, and 19 inches above the present
edge of the scarp. Starting from the top of the counter-
™ is. a