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camps, barrows, and other traces of the early occupation of the 

 Cotteswold range, but having recently devoted considerable time 

 and labour to an examination of those which are foimd in my 

 own neighbourhood, I trust that a condensed report of them 

 may not be without interest ; believing that this district, though 

 certainly rich in such remains, is by no means exceptional, and 

 that other districts, carefully examined, yield similar evidences. 



The accompanying map embraces an area of five miles square, 

 having the village of Nailsworth nearly at its centre. On this 

 map the valleys are shaded, the higher grounds are unshaded. 

 In the valleys few remains of early man have been met with, 

 whilst it will be seen at a glance how numerous they are on the 

 higher land, — not only are extensive earthworks there traced, 

 but many tumuli stud the surface. 



The following table contains particTilars of nineteen tumuU, 

 which occur in the area embraced by this map, whilst for the 

 purposes of comparison the dimensions of the well-known TJley 

 Bury Tumulus are given at the head of the list. 



Map 



Uley Bury Tumulus. 



The Toots " on Solsloy Hill 



Bown Hill Tumulus 



" Whitfield's Tump " 



Gatcombe Tumulus 



Tingle, Stone " Tumulus 



Avening Tumulus 



Lechmore Tumulus 



Near Bo^vn HUl Tumulus 



" Hampton Common.. 



» The Hyde 



In Gatcombe Wood 



"The Oven," Avening Copse 



In Hazlewood 



Near Hazlewood Copse . . 



" Lechmore Tumulus 



" Chavenage Green .. 



Horsley "Wood Tumulus 

 The Hyde Tumulus 



Oval 



Circular 



Length 



Feet 



70 



90 



50 



36? 



84 



70 



GO 



G5 



Height 



Feet 



12 



11 



Direction 



of highest 



part 



E.N.E. 



E. S. E. 

 E.N.E. 



N. 



E. 



E. 



Oval 



Feet 

 150 



210 

 180 



75 : 

 200 

 130 

 160 

 120 



60 ? in diam. , ploughed down 



60 



65? 



35 



50 



75? 



65? 



45 



60? 



60? 



52 " 3 ft. 6 in. high 



801oDg,60widc,10high.E byX 



2 ft. high 

 5 " 



now 3 ft. high 

 ploughed down 

 5 ft. high 

 ploughed down 



Nos. 1 to 7 of the above table are very similar as regards 

 their external form to the Uley Tumulus, and have probably all 

 contained stone chambers. A few remarks will suffice as to 



