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 ANCIENT EARTHWORKS The hill rises 300 ft. to 400 ft. above the land around, its summit being somewhat difficult of access ; though not affording so commanding a position as many hill-fort sites in this district, it overlooks the valley of the River .4^^ 'mmijjiM^^' "^ % m^. 'rS^mm^ CoxALL Knoll, Brampton Bryan loooV Redbake on the north and the greater valley of the Teme on the south. The centre of the main, or western, inclosure lies above 800 ft. (Ordnance Survey contour line), and is stronger by nature than the slightly lower eastern works which, in consequence, were provided with further entrenchments. Though not so now, the outer rampart on the extreme east probably was perfect, and a similar work was carried round the western inclosure. It is difficult to identify the original entrances, but they were probably as shown on the plan. Brandon Camp. See Leintwardine. Brilley : Pen-Twyn. — The camp is situated 7 miles south-west of Kington on a small tongue of land, and is cut off from the west by a double line of ramparts ; it stands upon high land, 1,079 ^'- above sea level, and is naturally defended on the north, south, and east by the fall of the hill, which, however, is of no great steepness. As the plan shows, the strong inner ram- part which dominates the western ap- proach is extended as a ridge along the north and north-east of the inclosure, but on the south and south-east we find simply a scarping of the hill-side. If, as seems likely, the ridge or rampart once extended all round, the place would have been of far greater strength. The work appears to be early, but we 203 tiiW ,^00,J5-' Pen-Twyn, Brilley