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camp at this spot as there was a distinct gap in the rampart. But , 

 the fact that the ditch is continuous on the outside makes this 

 impossible, unless some kind of bridge was thrown across it. The 

 cutting was continued from the ditch through the gap into the 

 interior of the camp in the hope of finding out if the rampart had 

 ever been continuous. There was no old surface line to be seen, 

 as there was in all the other sections beneath the rampart, and as 

 there was only a few yards away, at " E," where it was very clearly 

 marked. Thus, except for the presence of the ditch, on the whole 

 appearances were rather in favour of there having been an entrance 

 here. The rampart is very slight along this western side, and it 

 was suggested that its obliteration at this point might be the result 

 of the growth and subsequent falling away of trees, but this 

 is doubtful. No relics were found in the section through the 

 bank. 



The southernmost of the two barrows is so close to the entrench- 

 ment that its fringe actually borders the ditch at this spot, and 

 the section was carried on from the ditch into and through the 

 j barrow. The section thus made shows that the ditch must have 

 been made after the barrow was built, but probably before it was 

 partially levelled. 



The ditch here was barely 4ft. deep — shallower than in any 

 other section. If it is correct that the barrow was levelled after 

 the ditch was dug, this may account for the shallowness of the 

 ditch, for if the mound were higher the ditch would then neces- 

 sarily appear deeper. From 1ft. to 2ft. deep in the ditch there 

 were : — two round flint scrapers and a flint flake ; two sherds of 

 grey pottery ; and seven sherds of thin red Eomano-British ware. 



Section G. 



The hill is scarped further down the slope on this side than on 



kthe north, and the embankment or rampart on top of the scarping 

 is higher than a casual inspection would suggest. The scarped or 

 sloping bank from the top of the ditch to where it meets the rampart 



