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presence of many ladies, took part in the proceedings of the day, which 

 were directed mainly to the examination of the ruins of Chepstow Castle 

 and Tintem Abbey, and of some singular and perplexing waUs at 

 Coed Ithel, in the village of Llandogo, about a mile and a half beyond 

 Tintem. These latter, to which attention was first drawn by a member of 

 the Cotteswold Club, Dr. "Waisoit, seem hitheto to have escaped the notice 

 of local antiquaries, though their position on the borders of a high 

 road would seem to invite the observation of every passer-by. 



"Walls of considerable extent, and in parts of cyclopean character, were 

 found by Dr. "Watson to be associated with a smelting furnace, the 

 remains of which, in a very tolerable state of preservation, had been 

 concealed beneath an overgrowth of trees and underwood. Upon 

 these latter being cleared away, the remains of the furnace with its 

 platform were exposed, and it became evident that the walls were in some 

 way connected with this latter, either for purposes of protection, or 

 for some other object not easily to be accounted for. The difficulty was 

 increased by the fact that the enceinte was not continuous; and that 

 walls of great strength and solidity were found to be connected with 

 others loosely compacted, and of comparatively unsubstantial construction. 

 One transverse wall in particular attracted great attention from the 

 massive character of the blocks with which it was formed, and the evident 

 care and labour bestowed upon its construction. Many and various were 

 the opinions elicited respecting the origin and object of these works, 

 to which some attributed a Koman, some a medioeval origin; the majority, 

 however, appeared to lean to the latter opinion, while some even assigned 

 to them a comparatively late date ; which latter view seems to derive 

 strength and confirmation from reasons afterwards adduced by Dr. Bied 

 and Dr. Pukchas at our Birdlip Meeting. 



The party, about 50 in number, dined together at the George Hotel, 

 Chepstow, when the friendly feelings of both societies found expression in 

 words of mutual esteem, which cannot fail to have left a pleasing 

 impression on the minds of the members present, both of the Archaeological 

 Institute and of the Cotteswold Naturalists' Keld Club. 



"Wednesday, 1st August. The club met at Cheltenham, and dined 

 at the Black Horse, Birdlip ; the original fixture for Chepstow and Aust 

 having been changed in consequence of the late visit of the society to that 

 neighbourhood in company with the members of the Archaeological 

 Institute. 



The field-work of the day commenced with a scramble up the oolitic 

 escarpment of Leckhampton Hill. Arrived on the summit, the party 

 proceeded in the direction of the Seven Springs. By the way, attention 

 was directed to the nearly obliterated traces of a circular enclosure, which 



