communication between the Ordnance Survey and the various bodies 

 interested in the exact delineation of ancient remains. 



In reply the Committee is informed that the Royal Geographical 

 Society has appointed members to confer with this Committee as to the 

 course to be pursued. 



Letters received from correspondents in various parts of the country 

 show that many earthworks are omitted from the O. S. maps, whilst 

 others are imperfectly indicated ; it is hoped that improvement will 

 follow as new editions of the maps are printed. 



ANCIENT MONUMENTS. -As under Clause 2 of the 

 Ancient Monuments Protection Act, 1900, County Councils are 

 empowered to undertake the guardiansliip of objects of antiquity, 

 the Commiitee advises Archceological Societies to bring pressure to 

 bear on the Councils of their respective counties to use the power 

 conferred upon them by the Act. 



The only instance, known to the Committee, in which earthwork 

 remains have been thus secured is the case of the " Six Hills " near 

 Stevenage, Thanks to the energy of the East Herts Archaeological 

 Society, these have been brought under the control of the Hertfordshire 

 County Council. 



Before concluding this report, thanks must be accorded to the 

 Victoria History Syndicate for the presentation to the Committee's 

 collection of many original plans of earthworks, and gratification may 

 be expressed on the amount of space now being devoted in the 

 County Histories to ancient defensive works and burial tumuli and 

 barrows. 



The increase of general interest in ancient earthworks, constructed 

 either for defensive or sepulchral purposes, is pleasantly manifested 

 by correspondence which reaches the Honorary Secretary from time to 

 time, but, to quote tlie words used at the initiation of this Committee, 

 "there is need for. active antiquaries in all parts of the country to 

 keep keen watch over ancient fortifications of earth and stone, and 

 to endeavour to prevent their destruction by the hand of man in 

 this utilitarian age." 



The postal address of the Ho/iorary Secretary is 



Royal Societies Club, 



St. Jameses Street, London. 



