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the neighbouring tribes, so that it formed one of the chain of 
fortified camps erected by this people against their neighbours 
the Durotriges, who dwelt on the other bank of the river Stour, 
and whose great stronghold was that of Maiden Castle. Mr. Warne 
divided these camps into Oppida and Castra, the former being those 
which were continuously inhabited by the ancient people, the 
latter only occasionally and in times of war; and Sir Talbot 
thought that Hamildon and Hod hill belonged to the latter class, 
the cattle and herds being driven up for shelter at the signal of 
war, and retiring down again into the forests and clear spaces 
when the danger had passed away, whilst Badbury Rings belonged 
to the former. The opinion that this camp was continuously 
occupied was somewhat strengthened by the fact that water must 
have been easily obtained, for the members had just seen on the 
other side a pond which, notwithstanding the dryness of the 
recent season, still contained a considerable quantity of water. 
In conclusion, he would draw their attention to the great space 
between the outer mound and ditch and the inner—a feature 
similar to that at Sodbury Camp, in Gloucestershire—the course 
of the Icknield street from Sarum, which passed close by the 
camp, and the fine panoramic view spread out before them. Sir 
Talbot afterwards alluded to the large meeting of the clubmen 
on Badbury in July, 1645, as he had on the previous day 
described the suppression of that movement, within the entrench- 
ments of Hamildon hill, by Cromwell in person. Professor 
Buckman having been called upon to say something as to the 
geology of the hill, first of all alluded to some notes which he held 
in his hands from Mr. Barnes, who corroborated the view enter- 
tained by Warne, Bloxam and others, that it was an ancient 
British camp, and further stated his view that some of the roads 
attributed to the Romans, were originally made by the British, 
and subsequently used and adapted by the Romans. As to the 
geology of the hill, he said the camp was in a curious and interesting 
position, as instead of finding, as they might have expected, the 
