ANCIENT DEFENSIVE EARTHWORKS 



As far as one dare judge from outward appearance alone, these earth- 

 works would seem to be of prehistoric origin ; Mr. Turner expressed 

 the opinion that they were afterwards utilized and adapted by the 

 Romans. It would be very interesting if some excavation could be 

 undertaken upon the site, as up to the present there are no records of 

 any ' finds ' to throw light upon the subject. 



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Burrow Hill Camp 



SCALE Of FfeCT 

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300 



COUGHTON (2 miles north of Alcester.) Some worn remains of 

 earthworks, which have long been known as the ' Danes' Banks, ' lie 

 about a mile west of the church in this parish, on a rounded knoll called 

 Clappers' Hill. They occupy a dominating position upon a plateau 

 on the summit of this hill, at an altitude of 300 feet above sea level, 



