ANCIENT EARTHWORKS 



The works, which encompass an area of about ten acres, inclose the parish 

 church and churchyard of Cholesbury, which are situated in the south-west 

 part of the inclosure. 



Lipscomb, in his History of Buckinghamshire? writes : 



The lines consist of a very deep trench and strong vallum or rampart of earth, on the 

 north, east, and part of the south sides, strengthened by a second line at the north-eastern 

 and north-western angles ; and also from the south-eastern part, in a parallel line along that 

 side, until it disappears near the churchyard : part of which seems to occupy the inner 

 bank, as the site of the minister's house does likewise the exterior rampart, which has 

 evidently been levelled. On the east and west sides or ends of the encampment the foss is 

 single ; in some places 30 ft. in depth, but towards the south-west it is nearly obliterated. 

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rampart between them, as well as the sides of the ditches and verge exteriorly, are covered 

 with trees and brushwood, excepting only where a narrow approach to the area has been 

 left on the south and west. About the centre of the north side appears to have been 

 another opening, but long disused, so as to have become obscured by trees and bushes ; and 

 now, only to be conjectured one of the original entrances. 



Lipscomb speaks subsequently of the camp as an oblong square, an 

 opinion formed apparently by his misunderstanding of the addition to 

 the north-west corner of the camp already alluded to. The fosses on the 

 southern side of the camp are of considerable depth, and the curve they 

 follow is determined apparently by the natural contour of the hill. On the 



1 (1847) iii, 314. The camp is regarded by Lipscomb as of British or Danish workmanship. 



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