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and that, being near the dividing central scarp, it is conven- 

 iently placed to supply the needs both of the human com- 

 munity who occupied the Eastern Division, and of the animals 

 to which the Western Division was devoted. 



These three ponds are somewhat of a puzzle to me, the 

 acknowledged shape of the Neolithic " dew pond " being 

 circular, whilst these, as we have seen, are square, with runlets 

 at the angles, so that it seems probable that these ponds 

 have been re-formed and re-shaped in comparatively modern 

 times, in fact we know that this was the case with the Maiden 

 Castle Pond, which was re-made and enlarged by the late 

 Mr. Henry Hawkins about 40 years ago. 



No. 4 



Pond is on Stratton Down, and, like Nos. 1 and 2, is without, 

 though within the immediate vicinity of, the British settle- 

 ment on Grimstone Down. This pond is circular in form, 

 about 30 feet in diameter, and was originally some 5 to 6 

 feet deep. On cutting a section, North and South, I came 

 upon one foot of soil, mixed with flints. Then came a layer 

 of clay, mixed with lime, resting on the solid chalk, but not 

 so thick or well defined as that in the Grimstone Down Ponds. 

 I have never known this pond to hold water. 



No. 5 



Is a pond circular in form also on Stratton Down 

 which was always dry. Some five or six years ago I had this 

 pond re-formed and re-puddled by Lane, of Fordington, and 

 the runlets cleared out, since when it has always contained 

 a supply of water, even through the severe test furnished 

 by the drought of last summer (1911). 



No. 6. 



There is a pond of great antiquity and interest, known as 

 " Greenhill Pond," situate on the elevated plateau on the 



