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Near Trelydan Cottage the road is ridged much like such a road ; 

 otherwise there is no sign of Roman work; the lane seems as if 

 paved with small stones in most of the best preserved parts, but it 

 is often deeply sunk below the fields. It seems to be certainly 

 ancient. Dined with the Rev. F. W. Parker. 



Aug. 30. Crossed the Severn at Kilkewydd Bridge; followed 

 the road to Forden Heath, then turned up the road on the Long 

 Mountain, by a footway a little above the Stubbs to Trelystan 

 Church, which is a very curious wooden structure built like the 

 black and white houses, panelled within, and plastered on the out- 

 side. It is now being faced externally with a similar framework of 

 Oak, and the interstices filled in with bricks. The situation is 

 secluded and beautiful. There are several very old yews in the 

 yard. Met there the Perpetual Curate (Mr. Judge), and walked 

 with him to Caer Digol, which we paced at right angles, and differed 

 much in the result, he stepping 145 and I 193 paces. Descended to 

 his house at Leighton, took lunch with him, visited the interior of 

 the new church, which is better than the outside. Good painted 

 .glass. Back to Pool by the ferry. 



Aug. 31. In the afternoon I walked along the turnpike road as 

 far as the site of the Abbey on the Oswestry road, and returned 

 along the towing path of the canal. Epilohiumpahistre and E. obscurum 

 .grow by the canal. I have not seen E. tetragonum in this district. 



Sept. 2. To Ludlow. Walked through the White Cliff Wood 

 to Aston, where there is a small, altered, Early English Church, 

 with a fine Norman tympanum to the north door. Went over the 

 hills, by a considerable round to the south, to Richards Castle and 

 Church. Of the former there are only a few pieces of wall left, 

 surrounded by a very deep fosse ; the latter a fine church of Early 

 English and Decorated character, Avith a curious detached bell- 

 tower at the east end. Returned to Ludlow by Moor. Park and 

 Ludford. 



Sept. 3. To Stanton Lacey (Saxon church in part), Onibury, 

 back by south side of river to Bromfield, where I accidentally met 

 Burley, James, and Francis ; through Oakley Park, where I saw some 

 very old oaks behind the house on the bank above the river. 



Sept. 4. To Titterstone Clee Hill. Walked by turnpike road, 

 then along road under Hoar Edge. Ascended the chief hill from the 

 east, over the entrenchment of loose stones ; descended near Giant's 

 Chair (all natural here), by Bitterley Court, Henley, to Salop. On 

 the top there is a circle of stones sunk in the ground twenty yards 

 across. 



Sept. 5. To Hereford and Lyston to visit Mr. Lingwood. 



Sept. 6. Walked through the Mynde Woods ; found Agrimonia 

 odarata. 



