A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE 



(2) A track starting also from Midsummer Hill camp went 

 north to the camp at the Herefordshire Beacon, thence along the 

 ridge of the hills to Storridge, thence turning to the right went across 

 the Teme at Knightsford and along the ridge past Martley to Wood- 

 bury. 



(3) A third track appears to have run from Worcester to the 

 Hundred House and Stanford, where it crossed the Teme ; then mount- 

 ing the high ground near Clifton ran along the hilltops till it reached 

 Kyre, thence downhill into Tenbury. 



[b) The tracks leading to and from the saltsprings at Droitwich. 



It is often stated that there were two saltways running from Droit- 

 wich — the upper and the lower. The upper is said to be easily traced 

 from Birmingham over the Lickey to Droitwich, but although there 

 may have been such a road it certainly cannot be easily traced and no 

 one in the locality is able to point it out. It is however most likely that 

 some such track existed. 



The lower saltway would probably be the track already mentioned 

 that passes from the Rhydd to Worcester and so on to Droitwich, run- 

 ning parallel to the Severn. As regards both these saltways the evidence 

 is most uncertain, or rather there is no evidence only tradition that they 

 existed. 



The accompanying map (fig. d) indicates the course of the tracks 

 that have been mentioned. 



All these trackways however are most difficult to trace with any 

 accuracy or authority ; they rest far more on conjecture than on evidence. 

 It is assumed and possibly rightly that there must have been tracks across 

 the forest between the camps and between the different settlements. 

 Acting on this assumption, by the aid of field names and conjecture the 

 route where it is supposed the track ought to have gone has been laid 

 out. This process gives rise to two difficulties. While it is quite possible 

 that the route marked out might be a trackway, was it one in fact ? and 

 even if it is proved to have been in fact a trackway, was it a pre-Roman 

 one ? It is difficult to get a satisfactory answer to either of the ques- 

 tions, hardly possible to get one to both. 



It is much to be regretted that a fuller account cannot be given of 

 Prehistoric Worcestershire. But until the various localities in the 

 county are fully explored by competent persons it is quite impossible to 

 do this. Without a proper examination the earthworks cannot be dealt 

 with, and until this is done no real progress can be made. All that is at 

 present possible is to do what has been attempted here. It is believed it is 

 the first attempt to arrange such evidence as there is in something like 

 order and let it speak for itself. It is hoped it may be the means by 

 indicating what is required to be done to induce some one to undertake 

 the task. 



The above remarks relating to earthworks and trackways have 

 been prepared by Professor Windle, F.R.S., who has made out the 

 following list of Worcestershire finds, which will be of the greatest 



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