This view is looking south-southeast from about 150 feet away from the previous picture. In the foreground is a mound surrounded by a defensive ditch. Most of the square or rectangular mound was destroyed by the construction of the motorway on the other side of the fence. As far as has been determined, no archaeological work has been done on the mound and surrounding defences that might determine when it was built. It is probably between 1000 to 3000 years old.
Since it is on a hill top and a Roman road seems to cross the hill just 150 feet away, the mound might have been the site of a Roman watch tower. It was common for the Roman army to station troops at watch stations along important roads. This site has clear visibility back to the high ground at Dykehead road, another promising site for a Roman watch tower.
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