Imagine now that we are approaching the fort from the North. First of all we come to this outer rampart, which lies beyond a modern footpath. There is little sign of the depression which lies behind.
On our approach, we will have entered this scene by crossing the outer rampart on the left of the picture. We will have then descended into a well formed ditch, before climbing to the top of the enclosure rampart where this photograph was taken. The enclosure itself can be glimpsed to the right.
This picture will give you some idea of the height of the ramparts, if you are standing in the defensive ditch. When you consider that these earthworks are but the remains of a complex constructed about 2500 years ago, it makes you realize that the original compound was a formidable achievement in human terms, given the primitive tools available in the Iron Age. I can’t help wondering just how high the ramparts were at the time of their completion.