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Witliin this strong fortification formed on a curved line are 

 some slight mounds formed on a rectangular plan, suggesting a 

 Roman occupation of an earlier work. The southern part of 

 these earthworks has been destroyed in making the approach to 

 the Suspension Bridge, and the northern banks have also suffered 

 in laying out pubHc walks. In "The History and Antiquities 

 of the City of Bristol," by William Baeeett, F.S.A., published 

 in 1789, a carefully drawn plan of this Camp is given, as well 

 as of the two fine works which crown the hills on the Somerset- 

 shire side of the Avon, opposite the Clifton Down Camp, namely, 

 Stokeleigh Camp, and Eownham Hill Camp. The relative 

 positions of these three Camps are shown on Plate III, fig. 24. 



Having now enumerated the ancient Camps which are found 

 on the east side of the Severn, it remains to mention those lying 

 between that river and the river Wye. 



Coneygree Hill, Bromsberrow, has been regarded as an ancient 

 Camp, but from a careful examination this appears to be an error. 

 On its summit there is an artificial mound, possibly an oval 

 tumulus, and there is a pathway running round the hill and 

 gradually leading up to the mound on the top, but there are no 

 fortifications. 



No. 66. — At Symonds Tat the river Wye in its winding course 

 embraces a fine promontory, and this promontory is defended 

 by earthworks (see Plate IV, fig. 42). These earthworks ran 

 from the precipitous escarpment on the east down to the rocks 

 above the river on the west, and consist of four lines, as shown 

 in section Plate III, fig. 37. These lines are not parallel. At 

 the part represented by this section the defence consists first of 

 a ditch and mound, then a space of 25 yards, another ditch 

 and mound, a space of 15 yards, again a ditch and mound, 

 a space of 12 yards, and lastly of two mounds with a ditch 

 between them. The eastern terminations of these lines have 

 been disturbed and nearly removed by the formation of a road. 

 About 200 yards north of the last lines the hill-top consists of 

 a narrow neck of land, flanked by very steep hill-sides, and this 

 may also have been fortified ; the term Yat or Gate seems to 

 apply to this narrow passage. The position thus defended is 



