ON ITER XVI. OF ANTONINUS. 75 



little less strong than proofs of such a road leading from Hod- 

 hill towards Gussage, through Tarrant Gunville. He writes : 

 "Blandford, June 3rd, 1878. Dear Sir, Enclosed you will 

 receive the plan of Hod-hill. I consider the entrance marked 

 No. 1 as being the chief entrance to the earthwork. At the 

 foot of the hill, nearly opposite this, is to be seen a road nearly 

 out of use, which passes between the villages of Stourpaine and 

 Steepleton, in almost a straight line to Tarrant Gunville and 

 Eastbury, a distance of from four to five miles. From the entrance 

 No. 2 is also to be seen a road which passes through the parish 

 of Stourpaine to a field near the church, in which are some 

 slightly raised earthworks, the field is near the fordable part of 

 the river Stour, the road then passes from the ford through the 

 village of Durweston to Winterborne Stickland. Those roads, 

 I think, might have been used by the early inhabitants. The 

 entrance No. 3, being the only remaining entrance of import- 

 ance, leads to the river Stour, which enabled them to have a 

 supply of water. I hope we shall have a fine day on Thursday 

 next, and am, yours truly, H. BURDEN. The Rev. W. Barnes." 

 Hod-hill is most interesting, as it shows a Roman camp 

 (castra) within a British one (caer), and it has yielded many fine 

 Eoman remains, some of which are in Mr. Burden's collection 

 at Blandford. 



SOKBIOBUNUM Vm. (154). OLB SAEUM, SALIS- 

 BURY. 



The Latin shape of the name would betoken its British name 

 to have been Soncy-dun or Swrwy-dun, the Sullen water camp, 

 which might have been its name if any water that may run or 

 lie under Old Sarum may be truly so called. The Avon runs 

 near it, but is a clear stream. Sarum seems to carry in it the 

 Sor in Sar of Sorbiodunum. There is a river called the Sore or 

 Soar that runs in Leicestershire. Is it a Swr, or sullen stream ? 

 The Welsh call Sarum Caer-Sallog with the word Sal of Salisbury 

 in it. 



Sorbiodunum was one of the ten towns under Latin law. 



