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elevated plain offering no defensive advantages, supports the 

 conclusion of its having been the abode or homestead of a 

 pastoral people. The outer vallum was, in all probability, 

 vrattled for securing the cattle, and the work itself may be 

 supposed to have resembled one of the kraals of Southern Africa, 

 as described by modern travellers. Although Buzbury is much 

 smaller than Badbury, there is still a decided analogy between 

 them ; and, like Badbury, it appears to have kept up a lively 

 intercourse with the numerous settlements around. "A perfect 

 network of trackways " may be traced with more or less distinct 

 ness, connecting it with the remains on Blaudford Down, East- 

 bury, and Vindogladia, with Badbury, Bloxworth, and also 

 Charlton Down, where, mirahile didu, there is sufficient reason 

 for believing a British village has been destroyed. In conclu- 

 sion I give the remarks of a friend on the derivation of the 

 name Buzbury, and, without putting much faith in etymologi(!al 

 conjecture, his remarks are so apposite that I need no apology 

 for introducing them here: — Buzbury: Grreek, Bous ; Latin, 

 Bos, Buiv, Buwys — Kine, Bullock. Corn: Brit. Bin. Binh ; 

 Irish, Bo — ox or cow. Corn: Boys. Bos: Buz — eating (Bor- 

 lase, vocal). Celti, Breton. Bu, Vache. If any reliance may 

 be placed on etymology, the name Buzbury shows at once its 

 signification, and indicates the purpose for which the work was 

 constructed. It must have been a cattle-pen — a central depot of 

 supplies for the population of the surrounding country ; a kind 

 of primitive Smithfield of the Durotriges ! One might almost 

 infer that they had some kind of circulating medium at this 

 period — perhaps the iron rods mentioned by Ca)sar, for iron 

 then was a precious metal. And we shall remember that there 

 was a time when cattle were the standard value, which was 

 afterwards represented by money, and from which money took 

 its name — pecunia. This is strictly in accordance with what 

 Csesar tells us of Britain, "They have a great store of cattle . 

 . . the inland people live on milk and fleshmeat ..... 

 they make use of brass money, or iron rods of a certain weight, 

 for money." 



