182 CHARLES CARD ALE BABINGTON. [1856 



Aug. 19, 20, 21. All wet days, so that we could not take any 

 country excursions. Only went on Wednesday, through the rain, 

 to Powis Castle. 



Aug. 22. A fine day. Had a very interesting excursion to 

 Montgomery. 



Aug. 23. The meeting ended. Both my friends left Welshpool. 

 Walked alone to the top of the park, from whence there is a splendid 

 view. The whole of the park is beautiful. Descended to Castell 

 Caer Einion, where the church is modernized. Returned by a fine 

 camp, called Pen-y-foel. Dined with H. L. Jones. 



Aug. 24. Sunday. Heard the Rev. Rowland Williams preach. 

 In the afternoon walked by the road to Kilkewydd Bridge, and 

 returned by the path across the fields. Found close to Glan Hafren 

 several plants of Agrimonia odorata, in a damp situation ; all that I 

 saw yesterday in the park was A. Eupatoria. Dined at Powis 

 Castle. Afterwards I identified a plant that C. E. Parker finds 

 plentifully at Belan near Welshpool, with the A. odwata (on the 

 29th I found plenty of it near the Gaer) in the lane by Trefnanney. 



Aug. 25. The Rev. F. W. Parker, and his brother C. E. Parker, 

 joined me in a walk. We went by Leighton New Church (very 

 expensive, looks well at a distance, but bad in detail) and up the 

 hill to Caer Digol. This is a very fi ne and large circular earth-work, 

 consisting of one bank, and a broad outer ditch. The entrance seems 

 to have been towards the south. As a heavy cloud had settled upon 

 the hill, together with fine rain, we again descended, and went to 

 Buttington, where we called upon the Rev. D. P. Lewis, who 

 returned to Pool, and dined with us at Mr. Parker's. (N.B. — 

 C. E. Parker is my old correspondent of Torquay). 



Aug. 26. Mr. C. E. Parker walked with me to Guilsfield, through 

 a most beautiful country. We then ascended the valley for about 

 two miles, and returned by the road passing the Quakers' Burial 

 Ground. Afterwards I went alone to Kilkewydd Bridge. 



Aug. 27. Spent the morning in the Castle Gardens with Mr. 

 Brown, the gardener. Afterwards walked with C. E. Parker to the 

 top of the park, returning along the summit of the hill, and 

 descending by the park paling to the road on the northern valley. 



Aug. 29. Walked by Guilsfield to Sarn Bridge ; then along the 

 lane by Street to Pentre-llaeth-enwyn and the Gaer near Trefnanney. 

 It is very faint, owing to cultivation, and was probably never very 

 strong ; there is a slight ditch and bank surrounding part of the hill 

 top. Returned by Cae Mawr to Street, then along the same lane, 

 leaving it by a footpath and other lane to northern angle of Gaer- 

 fawr, which is a very large and strong hill fort. Descended to Sarn 

 Bridge, and returned to Pool by Pentre and Trelydan-Uchaf and 

 Cae Athro. This set of lanes is perhaps a part of a Roman road. 



