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back upon the Castle, and the town with its fine Church nestling 
at the foot, and beyond, the noble headlands of the Bristol 
Channel with its broad expanse ef water, and the coast of Wales 
in the distance. The rampart of the camp is bold and well 
defined, but like most other defensive works of the same kind 
has suffered much from depredation for the sake of the material 
of which it is composed. Large gaps have been made in it and 
lowered it in places, but the original entrances are very distinct. 
It is much to be hoped that now these records of our early history 
will be better preserved, and that the proprietors of earthworks 
will not suffer them to be destroyed for the sake of the material. 
That this camp is Roman is very probable, because mining 
operations were carried on by that people in the Brendon Hills 
as well as in the Mendip Hills. These have been found at 
Luxborough and at Treborough, only four and six miles distant 
from Dunster, where the iron ore appears to have been worked 
by the Romans. “At Treborough and Luxborough in the rocks 
of the Devonian series, a peculiarly rich iron ore occurs, the 
quality of this metal is said to be equal to the best Silesian iron, 
and in quantity more abundant. That the Romans worked 
these mines is most clearly proved by the coins and mining 
implements which have been discovered in the refuse matters in 
the neighbourhood.” (See “ Proc. of the Som. Arch. and Nat. Hist. 
Soc.,” vol. vi. p. 144.) 
The camp at Dunster, situated so as to command both the 
Channel and the hills around, and to communicate with the 
anchorage on the Severn beyond, was probably a camp of per- 
manent occupation. 
From this interesting point the party watched the sun slowly 
sink behind the western hills, and then leisurely descended to 
their comfortable quarters at the Luttrell Arms to refresh and 
rest for the night. 
The following morning an early start prepared the members for 
an important work—the examination of the remains of Old Cleeve 
