EARTHWORKS COMMITTEE. 



The Hon. Secretary, Mr. I. Chalkley Gould, presented a Report 

 stating that the Committee had been enlarged by the inclusion of Lord 

 Balcarres as Chairman, Sir John Evans, Mr. Haverfield and Lieut. - 

 Cols. Attree and Ruck of the Royal Engineers. Many offers of help 

 had been received and more might be expected when the copies of 

 the Scheme, now being circulated by the various Societies, have been 

 finally distributed. 



The Cardiff Naturalists' Society had undertaken a survey of the 

 hill forts and Earthworks of Glamorgan. Reference was made to the 

 purchase by the Brighton Corporation of the camp at Hollingbury 

 and the gift by the Duke of Norfolk to Sheffield of the fortified hill 

 called Wincobank. Maiden Bower in Bedfordshire and Wellington 

 on the Ouse were, however, in danger of destruction. The Committee 

 also presented a paper of hints which they thought would be a useful 

 appendix to their Scheme. 



Mr. Haverfield pointed out that the work of making records could 

 not be regarded as at all complete unless it was accompanied by an 

 accurate survey giving plans and contours. Some exca\ation at least 

 should be done in order to settle the date ; he expressed the opinion 

 that the English Ordnance Maps, although not perfect, were quite as 

 good as those of other countries. He also stated that a survey was 

 being made in North Germany giving accurate plans and particulars 

 of the camps there that were supposed to be the work of the Saxons. 

 This would be of great ^■alue to English workers for purposes of 

 comparison. 



Prof Windle also spoke of the need of accurate surveys, and asked 

 that care should be taken that excavations should not be made at 

 haphazard. He suggested that a list of authorities that could be con- 

 sulted should be issued in any future papers, and that a leaflet should 

 be drawn up suitable for sending to owners of property. 



The Rev. T. Auden, Mr. Michell Whitley and others, ga\e useful 

 information about work that was being done, and emphasized the lack 

 of funds. 



Lord Balcarres pointed out that the Earthworks Committee had no 

 funds and could not help in this way, but that the Society of Anti- 

 cjuaries might assist, at any rate by giving advice. He also stated 

 that there was urgent necessity for preliminary lists and surveys which 

 might be supplemented as time and money allowed. Mr. Willis-Bund, 

 Chairman of the Worcestershire County Council, pointed out that it 

 lists were at once prepared and sent to the County Councils, it was 

 probable that help might be obtained for the preservation of Earth- 

 works from immediate danger. Mr. Ralph Nevill suggested that it 

 would be most helpful if some copies of typical plans published of the 

 North German camps could be included in any future publication of 

 the Earthworks Committee. 



