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found here. Some camps of the ancient Briton* 

 are found in a p'ace called Crown end, on the N. E. 

 angle of the hill between Westerdale and Basedale ; 

 another cluster vt as discovered about a mile to the 

 south of Danby castle ; and it is thought by Mr. 

 Young, that the low rude stones on Sleight's moor* 

 near the verge of the cliffs above Eskdaleside, are 

 the remains of similar camps, and says, "This camp, 

 is over against a small Roman camp on Livesham 

 moor, little more than a mile distant ; and that the 

 Vestiges of an ancient road from the Roman camp 

 to the ridge on which this camp stands, but con- 

 siderably to the north of it, is very discernible." It i si- 

 likely from this circumstance that all the camps now 

 enumerated, from their square form, may have be- 

 longed to the Romanized Britons. The rouncj 

 camps which are sometimes met with, are of more 

 ancient date, analagous to the houe pits and crater 

 houes. 



There is a round fort at Cropton, which looks, 

 like a very large tumulus. An old hall formerly 

 stood near it, from which the fort is called Hail 

 garth hill ; and in the direction towards the valley 

 we findother vestiges of strength, defending the ap- 

 proach from the plain. These forts are unquestion- 

 ably British. 



The military remains of the Romans cannot fail 

 to interest the lovers of antiquity ; and the Moors 

 furnish us with the military remains of that warlike 

 and enterprising people ; as the Qswy's dikes at 

 Scamridge, which began about a mile to the west 

 of Basin houe where we find five large ditches, 

 with their ramparts to a great extent. On the N. w. 

 of those extensive lines, we find another commen- 

 cing on the brink of Troutsdale near higji Scam- 

 ridge ; they consist of four vast ditches and four 

 ramparts. 



'At Cawthorn, which is a high and commanding, 

 situation, are Roman camps, the most entire and 

 beautiful of any in this district, and haying seen 

 them, we cannot help feeling sensations of astonish- 

 ment ; .there are others in the district larger, but of 



