opi> Jlaturalists' Jidtt Club. 



July 29th, 1887. 



FOKTDNE favours the brave, and thus it happened that all those stouthearted 

 half-hundred, who, during a drought of unusually long duration, accompanied by 

 a temperature which had continued persistently high for several weeks, accepted 

 the invitation to drive fifteen miles, and to walk five miles, on Friday, July 29th 

 —the Ladies' Day— were rewarded by an agreeable refreshing change, clouds 

 tempering the burning rays of the sun, and the mountain air on Garway Hill 

 renovating their spirits. 



The journey was performed in carriages to Kilpeck, where a halt was made 

 for one hour, and an inspection made of the Norman Church and the adjacent 

 ruins of the old castle. The site of the Priory, of which there are no remains, 

 was pointed out as being about a quarter of a mile south-east of the castle. 



In the Church a paper was read by the Vicar, the Rev. E. R. Firmstone, 

 and at the ruins of the Castle Mr. G. H. Piper read the result of his researches 

 upon all its historical associations. 



The description of the Church, to do it justice, would occupy a large sized 

 volume ; and it has received notice in a volume of good proportions in G. R. Lewis' 

 "Illustrations of Kilpeck Church," published in 1842; but a limited address 

 can only deal with some salient points of this ancient edifice. After listening 

 to the papers, the party, reinforced by several more members, having resumed 

 their seats in the carriages, proceeded four or five miles, gradually ascending 

 from Kilpeck (349 '6 feet above high water, by a bench-mark on the south wall 

 of the Church), until their arrival at an inn on the road side in the parish of 

 Orcop, which carried a sign-board bearing the five-syllable name Bagwyllydiartte. 

 Here their minds were much exercised in the correct spelling and the meaning of 

 this word. The name is not given in Speede's map, dated 1610. Isaac Taylor in 

 his map, 1754, a century and a half ago, spells the name as one word, Bagalidiott. 

 In Price's map, 1817, it is spelled Bagwylldiart ; in a so-called official map of 

 Hereford, dated 1868, it is spelled Bagalide. In Bryant's map, dated 1835, it also 

 appeared as one word, Bagylidiart. The old Ordnance map spells it in two words, 

 Bagwy Llydiart, and upon reference to the Ordnance Survey Authorities, who are 

 at present engaged upon the survey of this locality, they adhere to this spelling ; 

 and upon good grounds, for they inform us that the inhabitants of the district 

 spell the name Bagwy Llydiart, the post-office documents spell it Bagwy Llydiart, 

 and that the words are to be found in the dictionary. " Bagwy " signifies a 

 cluster, a bunch, and "Llidiart" a gate. We find in the neighbouring parts of 

 Wales the name of " Llydiart" occurring where the mouth of a pass is found— as 



