20 11AMBLES ROUND FOLKESTONE. 



III. CASTLE HILL. 



We may reach this very prominent natural feature 

 of the district by a pleasant path from Holy Well 

 along the foot of the escarpment. Or, for a change, 

 suppose we go up the Dover Koad, and then turn off 

 to the left, just above the limekiln. We shall then 

 get a good panoramic view of many miles of both 

 land and sea (possibly a sight of Boulogne Cathedral, 

 and that without a glass), and also a good look-down 

 on the curiously shaped summit of Sugar-Loaf Hill. 

 A path across the fields from the turnpike gate, 

 through a district known as " Gibraltar " will take us 

 on to Castle Hill, or as it is also called, Casar's Camp. 

 The view obtainable here is even more extensive than 

 that from the Sugar-Loaf, reaching from Dover Pier 

 on the left to Duugeness on the right. We appear 

 to be in a district rich with " memories of the past ;" 

 the hand of man is visible all along the brink of the 

 hills a tumulus to our left, another here to our 

 right, while the banks are artificially sloped along 

 almost the whole face. One would think there must 

 have been many a struggle here between the early 

 invaders and those who fought for the " humble 

 cottage in Britain." Our interest just now, however, 

 centres in the hill itself. Folkestone is said to have 

 possessed a Pharos in Roman times, but while that 

 at Dover still remains, every trace of ours is gone ; 



