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vvere elevated to a greater helght by a subseqvent nation, 

 perhaps the Saxons ; judge then of our inutual satisfactioD, 

 when very lately, he found his opinion most f'ully confirmed, 

 by a section made across in two different places, where the 

 strata of soil and chalk forming the original agger, and 

 subsequent elevation, were evidently to be distinguished." 

 It is worthy of remark that after Wansdyke reaches the 

 top of Farley Down and continues its course through 

 Wiltshire towards Marlborough, there are very strong 

 evidences of its having been adapted hj the Romans to the 

 purpose of a road. Sir R. C. Hoare says, " It is not 

 without strong reasons of probability that former anti- 

 quaries have supposed that the line of Roman road and 

 Wansdyke were the same for a considerable distancc ; and 

 this conjecture seems well grounded, as hitherto no traces 

 of the latter have been found between the high ground 

 above the Avon near Farleigh Clump, and the Western 

 point of Calston or Morgan's Hill, and there can be no 

 doubt about the line of Roman road which is traced on the 

 map. Tradition has indeed given the name of Wansdyke 

 to this whole tract of Roman road." Mr. Leman says, 

 "it not only bears the name of Wansditch through the 

 whole of its course, but the " Saxon bank and ditcli," are 

 plainly visible, as made on the foundation of the previous 

 Roman road in the grounds of Mr. Füller at Neston." 

 Dr. Stukeley points out where the Wansdyke has its junc- 

 tion with the Roman road, and where it has been adapted 

 to the purpose of a road, and a part of the agger left as a 

 parapet to protect the roadway on the side of a dcep de- 

 clivity.* 



1 'J'lie juuctiun of the Roman road with Wansdyke, says Sir 11. C. Hoare, 

 has not cseaped the notioe of the intelligent Stukeley, for in his Itinerary, 

 y>. i., p. 112, when speaking of the Roman road, that pusscs ovcr Run- 



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