ANCIENT EARTHWORKS 



An account of this camp published in 1839,' implies that the 

 defences completely surrounded the area, but no vestiges of the southern 

 or eastern portions are now to be seen. The same authority states that 

 burnt earth and cinders are frequently scratched out by rabbits and 

 badgers. 



HAMPSTEAD NORRIS, OAREBOROUGH. The hill known by this 

 name has always been considered to be the site of an encampment, and 

 the spot is unquestionably suitable for this purpose, while the name is 

 suggestive of the former existence of some such camp. 



WALBURY CAMP, INKPEN. 



Nevertheless no signs of earthworks appear to be visible now, nor 

 have any been described in earlier works ; but it is strange that the 

 parish boundary makes a very marked detour to include a square piece 

 which is known by this name. 



INKPEN, WALBURY CAMP. This stands on the highest point of the 

 Downs which divide the western part of Berkshire from the neigh- 



* Hist, of Newbury and its Environs, 220. Trans. Newbury Dist. Field Club, i. 208. 



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