▁light ▁brown ▁as ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁iron ▁changes ▁across ▁the ▁site . ▁S urr ounded ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁d itch ▁and ▁r amp art , ▁the ▁hill fort ▁is ▁tra pe zo idal ▁in ▁shape ▁and ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁around ▁. ▁The ▁r amp arts , ▁constructed ▁from ▁stone ▁and ▁earth , ▁stand ▁ ▁above ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁hill fort ▁and ▁would ▁originally ▁have ▁been ▁higher . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁counter sc arp ▁ ▁beyond ▁the ▁northern ▁r amp art . ▁ ▁The ▁hill fort ▁was ▁entered ▁from ▁the ▁south - east ▁via ▁a ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁r amp arts ▁turned ▁in wards . ▁The ▁gate pass age ▁extends ▁for ▁ ▁into ▁the ▁fort ▁and ▁is ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁ ▁high ▁banks , ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁probably ▁much ▁higher ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁originally ▁built . ▁The ▁passage ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁faced ▁with ▁stone . ▁A ▁chamber , ▁possibly ▁a ▁guard house , ▁ ▁was ▁built ▁into ▁the ▁banks . ▁Tim ber ▁posts ▁indicate ▁there ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁wooden ▁gallery ▁above ▁the ▁entrance , ▁allowing ▁people ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁r amp arts ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁entrance . ▁The ▁design , ▁with ▁an ▁extended ▁gate pass age ▁and ▁an ▁adjacent ▁room , ▁has ▁par alle ls ▁with ▁hill fort s ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁such ▁as ▁Edd is bury ▁in ▁Ch esh ire ▁and ▁The ▁W re kin ▁in ▁Sh ro pshire . ▁An ▁extended ▁entrance , ▁as ▁seen ▁at ▁B urr ough ▁Hill , ▁was ▁a ▁common ▁theme ▁in ▁hill