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wall of the settlement on the hither side of the camp. Mr. Scarth 

 finds on the N. side remains of a temple and several barrows, which 

 will probably attract the attention of the Club. On the whole I 

 think the camp deserves very full and serious exploration, and ought 

 to be included in the ancient monuments protected by the Act of 

 Parliament. 



The weekly walks have been kept up, but the Secretary has 

 not received any Notes respecting them, and concludes that bodily 

 exercise, unaccompanied with aay particular strain upon the mind 

 by way of observation, M^as the chief object. As he is not always 

 able to join in these walks himself, he wishes members would 

 from time to time send him some result of their meetings, e.(/., 

 the time of the flowering of plants, the first appearance of 

 migratory birds, and other events connected with natural history ; 

 any notices connected with the geology of the district, such as 

 the opening of new sections and quarries in the rocks, the 

 occurrence of landslips, so constantly going on around our hills 

 of more or less magnitude, and lastly the state of preservation 

 of our momuments both ancient and modern. In connection 

 with this last subject a communication was received in the 

 summer from the authorities of the Somerset Archaeological 

 and Natural History Society, requesting to have a report upon 

 any Ancient Monuments in our neighbourhood which it was 

 desirable to place under Government protection. In accordance 

 with this request a report was made and sent to the secretaries 

 upon the remains of the Wansdyke at Englishcombe and 

 Claverton Down ; also of the Cromlechs opposite Tracey Park, 

 near Castle Combe, and in Orchardleigh Park. It is right to 

 mention here, in connection with the preservation of ancient 

 remains, that the so called altar-stone, of so much archaeological 

 interest, having again been brought out from its temporary 

 shelter and exposed to the destructive action of the weather, 

 it was found necessary to call the attention of the Mayor and 

 Corporation to a former presentation from the Club on this 



