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From thence the members proceeded to Cadbury Camp, 

 situated on a high eminence, commaudiug a most extensive 

 and beautiful panorama of land and sea. This encampment 

 was considered by the Rev. F. Warre to be one of the most 

 perfect though simple specimens remaining of the Belgic 

 kind of British earthworks. "Wlthout entering on the 

 question -vvhether or not there were any ])eople in this 

 countiy earlier than the Celtic occupatlon, though probably 

 there were, it was known that the southern part of the 

 Island was occupied by a tribe called the Loegri, who were 

 cognate Avith the Cymri of Wales. About three hundred 

 years before Christ, there came Galedin (Beigte) from "the 

 land of waters," supposed to be the mouth of the Elbe. 

 They came in naked ships, probably boats without sails, 

 and landed first in the Isle of Wight, where they were 

 received with great hospitality ; bat they repaid the kind- 

 ness by overrunning a great part of the country, their 

 frontler extending from the mouth of the Parrett to that of 

 the Axe. Therefore there were two distinct races occupying 

 the country at an early date, if not three. There was a 

 marked difFerence in the camps; in some there was a 

 threefold arrangement of earthworks, of which the inner- 

 most was the most strongly fortified. These, he considered 

 vrere aboriginal encampments, of which Worle-hill was an 

 example, while the present was a Belgic one. He was 

 confirmed in this idea by the fact that on the first ränge of 

 high ground on the other side of the Parrett and Axe, 

 there was a series of works, everj^ one of which was of the 

 primeval type. Nor did it militate against it that Worle- 

 hill and Dolberry-hill were within the conquered territory, 

 for probably the Belga;, like other invading forces, would 

 use what carae to their band. Mr. Warre expressed regret 

 at having heard it was contemplated to destroy the earth- 



