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the late Mr. Harvey, incumbent of Cowden, which place lies at the foot of 

 the hill. Dr. Bossey and I made two journeys, endeavouring to find the 

 remains of the encampment, and although each time we were in the ad- 

 joining field, we missed the object of our search. I afterwards found it. 

 It seems the camp was about a quarter of a mile in diameter, but a con- 

 siderable portion is hidden by a copse. The view west from this point 

 ought to be very good, but unfortunately the trees again interfere, and 

 there is no clear space on the higher ground which permits of an uninter- 

 rupted view west, but the prospect N. and S. is very fine. Crowborough 

 stands out comparatively mountainous. Towards the S.E., the middle 

 and southern ranges of the Wealden series again bound the view. It has 

 been said that Fairlight, near Hastings might be seen from Eeigate, but I 

 believe the Wealden range intercepts the view. Further to the south we 

 have occasional glimpses of the South Downs, which about the extreme 

 limit of vision in that direction tend to the S., and terminate at Beacby Head. 

 Beachy Head itself cannot be seen because tl^e Downs dip to the south, 

 the higher parts being the nearer to this part of the country. At intervals, 

 I said, we see over the Wealden range, and catch the hi-;her points of the 

 South Downs until we come nearly due south from Eeigate, where we have 

 Ditchling, on which at one time was a beacon. I remember seeing the pole 

 on which the beacon was raised. That has, however, fallen or been removed. 

 The Devil's Dyke, or rather the hill above it, is visible from Eeigate. A 

 prominent feature in the landscape is Changtonbury Eing, at the back of 

 Worthing. Here we note that the Wealden range near Horsham intercepts 

 the view of the South Downs ; and there is a remarkable tower in a wood 

 on the top of a hill N. of Horsham, which is a prominent landmark from 

 Eeigate and the neighbouring elevations. Passing to the S.W., a longer 

 stretch of the South Downs may be seen, among other points Kingley Down, 

 near Chichester, from which is a magnificent ^iew of the Isle of Wight, 

 Hayling, and Portsmouth, and the inland waters in that vicinity. I am not 

 acquainted with the most distant points of the South Downs east of Leith 

 Hill, but we note Leith Hill itself with its tower. This is on the lower 

 greensand, and is the highest elevation of that series, being 093 feet above 

 the sea level, and is the highest land in the S.E. of England. The prospect 

 from Leith Hill does not come imder description this evening, but I may 

 state that it takes in Inkpen, 60 miles to the W., and Hollingbourne, 40 

 miles to the E. ; Buckinghamshire to the N. ; and the sea in one point to the 

 S. Turning still more W., and lying at the back of Leith Hill, we notice on 

 a clear dn}" two rounded mounds iu the far distance, looking like clouds. 

 This is Hindhead Common, near Haslemere, also on the lower greensand 

 formation, and second in height only to Leith Hill, about 953 feet. Black 

 Down, a commanding hill of the same formation stretching out from 

 Haslemere eastward, is hidden from Eeigate by Leith Hill. It may be seen 

 from White Hill, near Caterham, and also from the mill at Bletchingley, but 

 is not strictly in our programme. A little N. of Hindhead Common, and 

 appearing like a faint streak, may occasionally be seen the continuation of 



