▁alongside ▁dig ging . ▁About ▁half ▁the ▁fort ▁was ▁survey ed ▁using ▁a ▁pro ton ▁magnet ometer . ▁Several ▁features ▁identified ▁through ▁this ▁ge oph ys ical ▁survey ▁were ▁partially ▁exc av ated ; ▁they ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁storage ▁p its ▁and ▁produced ▁arte fact s ▁such ▁as ▁animal ▁b ones , ▁qu ern ▁stones ▁for ▁gr inding , ▁and ▁various ▁sh ards ▁of ▁Iron ▁Age ▁and ▁Roman ▁pot tery . ▁The ▁entrance ▁was ▁also ▁exam ined , ▁and ▁exc av ations ▁revealed ▁a ▁c ob bled ▁surface ▁leading ▁into ▁the ▁fort ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁what ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁guard house . ▁More ▁animal ▁b one ▁was ▁found ▁here ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Iron ▁Age ▁and ▁Roman ▁pot tery , ▁and ▁a ▁bro och ▁from ▁the ▁La ▁T ène ▁culture . ▁ ▁Further ▁exc av ations ▁were ▁undert aken ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁when ▁an ▁area ▁ ▁was ▁exc av ated ▁within ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁hill fort ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁investig ating ▁pit - like ▁features ▁identified ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁magnet ometry ▁survey . ▁Find s ▁from ▁the ▁twelve ▁p its ▁consisted ▁of ▁Iron ▁Age ▁and ▁Roman ▁pot tery , ▁animal ▁b ones , ▁and ▁char co al . ▁The ▁layer ▁of ▁to ps o il ▁above ▁the ▁p its ▁produced ▁Roman ▁pot tery ▁and ▁some ▁Roman ▁co ins ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁survey ▁again ▁gu ided ▁the ▁exc av