ANCIENT DEFENSIVE EARTHWORKS 



BROWNSOVER (near Rugby). Some worn remains of what was early 

 in the last century an important ancient camp, may be traced around 

 the church and village here. Many of its entrenchments were destroyed 

 when an alteration was made in the course of the old turnpike road 

 between Rugby and Lutterworth ; this formerly ran more to the north, 

 close to Brownsover Hall, and almost outside of the area of the earth- 

 works. The site chosen by the makers of this fortress is a commanding 

 one ; it is at the south end of a low ridge, and overlooks the valleys of 



BROWNSOVER 



A,D. 1827, after Bloxgrrt 



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the rivers Avon and Swift, which join one another just below ; a small 

 ravine separates it from the higher ground to the north. In former 

 days the low-lands on either side of the two streams, which are now 

 often flooded, were probably an impassable morass ; this would form a 

 good natural defence upon the west and south. 



Fortunately we have a record of the camp as it appeared early in 

 the last century, before the diversion of the road. For the late Mr. 

 M. H. Bloxam, F.S.A., made a sketch of it in the year 1827, which, 

 together with his description of the remains, is preserved in Hamper's 



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