Mr. George Tate on Anctefit Sculptured Bocks, 8fo. 153 



of the hill, defended by two rampiers and ditches ; the form 

 is rounded and somewhat pear-shaped, and there is the pecu- 

 liar supplemental area on the north-west side ; within it are 

 several hut circles and larger enclosures of the same descrip- 

 tion as appear in other ancient British oppida.* We have 

 here too, another feature. At the distance of only 120 

 yards to the east, there is another large camp, somewhat 

 semicircular, on higher ground, defended by a single 

 rampier ; probably both had been connected, as there are 

 traces of a rampier which would have joined the two camps 

 together. To this we have a parallel, in the wonderful 

 ancient British oppidum at Greaves Ash on the Breamish. 

 The two other camps are on the Horton grounds. Near to 

 one of them are the remains of a stone circle, which during 

 the last century would have been called a Druid's temple. 

 Five stones are remaining, two only standing in their original 

 position ; when complete the circle had been about 100 feet 

 in circumference ; and it probably marks the burying place 

 of some chieftain. At no great distance from it, are several 

 barrows which also appear to have been places of sepulture. 

 Mr. Greenwell dug into some of them, but nothing was dis- 

 covered save traces of burning. Probably however, these 

 graves had at a former period been rifled of their contents ; 

 this was likely to occur when Doddington Moors were held 

 by small proprietors, of whom there were thirty and more 

 who were called " lairds " ; and who besides possessing their 

 cultivated lands, enjoyed the right of common over those 

 wide moors. The hope of finding treasure would lead to the 

 opening of the tumuli and circles. 



WJiitsu7ihank. 



Following the range of hills southward for a mile and 

 a half, we find on Whitsunbank, a lofty hill commanding 

 an extensive view over the district, eight different inscribed 

 stones, all of which were discovered by my friend Mr. 

 William Wightman and myself They occur in situations 

 similar to those on Dod Law, on the scalp of the sandstone 

 rock on the summit of the hill, or on outbreaks of the same 

 rock on its slope. Thirty-two figures are traceable on these 

 rocks. 



On the summit of the hill on a tolerable smooth surface of 

 rock, which has a gentle slope to the north, there are seven 



* It is desirable that this camp should be explored by excavations. 



