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in width. At the N. end the digging was begun 5ft. beyond 

 the foot of the rampart ; from this point the bank rises to a 

 height of 17'4ft. The old turf line was found to be clearly 

 defined for a length of 18'5ft., its max. thickness being O25ft. 

 It consisted of a dark brown unctuous mould, without any 

 admixture of chalk. Below its surface the solid chalk was 

 reached at depths varying from T8ft. to 2'3ft. The vertical 

 height of the earthwork above the old surface line (clearly 

 seen in Plate V.) was 15ft. 



The turf -mould was seldom found to be more than Gins, 

 thick, and below that most of the thrown-up material con- 

 sisted of chalk rubble, streaked with mould of different 

 colours ; some of the lumps of chalk were very large. 



No relics were found on the old turf line, but at 0'75ft. 

 above it an antler rake (No. 412), of a type found in the 

 shafts, was uncovered. The objects found were as 

 follows : * 



394. Burr and lower part of a red-deer antler. Found about 1ft. 

 above the old surface line. 



398. Point of a red-deer tine, well worn. Found in the body of 

 the earthwork. Depth 4'75ft. below the surface. 



409. Piece of carved chalk of circular section broken at the smaller 

 end ; diam. 2|ins. tapering to 2f ins. ; present length, 2|ins. ; similar 

 to Nos. 309 and 378 described elsewhere. Found 2-5ft. above the old 

 surface line. 



411. Burr and part of beam of an antler, much weathered. Found 

 10'6ft. below the surface. 



412. Rake, consisting of the crown of an antler of three points ; 

 also a piece of decayed oak (C. Reid). Found 0'7ft. above the old 

 turf line. 



In digging the bank at the N. end the outline of the top of a 

 ditch was noticed on both faces of the cutting (Plate V.). 

 On removal of the silting, it was seen that a trench had been 

 cut into the solid chalk subsequently to the formation of the 

 Great Bank, the latter having been considerably scarped in 



* A piece of burnt skull-bone (probably human) was also found 

 in the body of the earthwork. 



