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give him an opportunity at some future time of showing them 
some of the Somerset antiquities. Mr. Cunnington, of Dor- 
chester, having spoken of the Roman remains that had been formerly 
found on the hill, the Secretary of the Bath Field Club being 
called on, said he was glad to hear from the previous speakers 
that this was almost a virgin camp, and that the plough had not 
yet been disturbing its surface. There was hope, then, that a 
scientific investigation would yet be made to ascertain the 
approximate date of its construction, and also the geology of the 
can of the hill, the thickness of its sands and clays. He pointed 
out that the south-east entrance, opposite to which they were 
standing, appeared to be the weakest part of the camp, and he 
should expect to find in yonder wood traces of outworks. 
Perhaps some member present had investigated that point. He 
also alluded to the irregularities or scoops in the slope of the 
ramparts visible here, as also in Hod hill camp, which required 
investigation. As to the geology, with the geological survey map 
in his hand and being a stranger to this part of the country, he 
naturally expected to find the whole hill composed of Chalk ; 
instead of that he found traces of flint pebbles as he walked up, 
and evidence that there was a capping of the sands and clays of 
the Tertiary formation, as Professor Buckman had said, it was in 
those clays that the pond had been excavated. He stated that he 
had been fortunate in finding near the pond several well-formed 
flint flakes and a large core of the neolithic type, not that these 
were in any way decisive as to the date of the camp, but were 
worthy of being recorded. 
It was time now to leave, the Dorset Club returned to Bland- 
ford via Rushton, the Bath members vié Kingston Lacy and 
Wimborne to Bath, not before they had thanked Sir Talbot 
Baker for his courtesy and the admirable arrangements made for 
their guidance and comfort during their visit to the Dorsetshire 
camps. The church at Wimborne was visited, but as a full 
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