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a plainly marked earthwork, with an entrance at the corner 

 towards the south. It curves round at the other extremity, and 

 can be traced all along the north side, and appears to have been 

 stronger as it approaches the high land which connects Pen Hill 

 with Kelston Round-hill. I can find no trace of fortification across 

 this high ground where it might be expected. On the south side 

 there are few if any traces of the mound ; this is to be accounted 

 for by the ease with which it would disappear in the course of 

 centuries, where the declivity is somewhat steep. Wherever the 

 rampart can be seen it is not near the brow of the hill, in fact 

 only half-way up, thus sacrificing the greatest defensive strength 

 for the sake of enclosing a large extent of surface. The remains 

 as a whole are less important than those on the other hUls of 

 which I have spoken, indicating that the defences were less 

 elaborate and substantial. 



It is not difficult to perceive what are, in each case, the several 

 peculiarities distinguishing and characterising these four fortified 

 hills. 



Solsbury was essentially a fortress, fitted for this purpose by 

 its natural features. There are no marks in the interior to show 

 to what extent it was also a permanent residence, the small 

 ridges that cross it being, I suppose, the work of modern 

 agriculturists. The fact that flint implements have been found 

 here, principally small arrow-heads and flint-cores, is of much 

 importance. 



The camp on Hampton Down was evidently a permanent 

 settlement and place of residence. This is shown by the hut 

 circles, the barrows, the lines of division between separate clans, 

 and the marks of a place for religious ceremonies. Its close 

 connection with the Wansdyke also stamps a peculiar character 

 upon it. 



The British camp on Lansdown seems to have been the castle 

 of refuge for a people who had their residences, and buried then- 

 dead, in other portions of the hill. The purpose of the bank that 



