SOME ANCIENT BRITISH REMAINS. 45 



tation of the previous year has been removed bj what is 

 called " swaling " {i.e. setting fire to it), and before the 

 new grass, etc., has commenced to grow. Such a practice 

 improves the pasture for sheep and cattle ; but it could not 

 safely be resorted to, except in wide tracts of land, where 

 there are no trees, hedges, or buildings, but merely stone- 

 fences. 



The scale of the map illustrating this paper is about 100 

 yards to 1 inch. 



