ðə wˈɛst ænd nˈɔːɹθwˈɛst sˈaɪd ʌv ɪt pɹətˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɐ vˈɛɹi hˈaɪ sˌɛspɪtˈɪʃəs wˈɔːl ænd ɐ dˈiːp fˈɑːs ɐ vˈɔlt ɡˌoʊɪŋ θɹˈuː ɪt, nˈɔːɹθ ænd sˈaʊθ, θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː fˈiːt ɪn lˈɛŋθ, ænd ɪn bɹˈɛdθ ˈeɪtiːn ɐ hˈæf fˈiːt: tˈuː lˈɛsɚ wˈʌnz ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ sˈaɪd.
the west and north-west side of it protected by a very high cespititious wall and a deep foss – a vault going through it, north and south, 33 feet in length, and in breadth 18½ feet: two lesser ones on the north side.