592 On Camps in Roxburghshire. By Thomas Craig. 



than any which came under my observation on the Cheviot side 

 of the Bowmont valley. To the east of the camp there are 

 several knolls which cannot escape the attention of the observant 

 wanderer. The east-most — like the west-most — is planted 

 around the crown with fir trees, but the crown itself shows a 

 flattened surface, which seems at certain seasons to be very wet, 

 for it bears a rank growth of long and coarse grass, which sinks 

 deeply under the feet when trodden upon in dry summer weather. 

 The view from this height, down the Bowmont valley, would be 

 extensive and magnificent if there were any openings through 

 the thick screen of trees. Midway between these two knolls the 

 rock rises to the surface, and it has been quarried on its northern 

 face. On the south side of Yenchen Hill there is, at least at 

 several places, a very good echo, and visitors consequently may 

 find more than amusement in awakening its ,re8pon8e8 to their 

 voices, 



VI. It may be worth mentioning that in various places among 

 the hills to the south of Halter Burn distinct traces of made 

 roads are observable. The roads seem to creep along the hill- 

 sides, ever trending upwards (or downwards), and seeking a most 

 suitable point by which to gain the other side of the hill. They 

 seem a good cart breadth, but whether they were intended for 

 vehicular traific, or simply for pack horses or donkeys, is not to 

 be determined without some precise information. Those whose 

 studies lead them in that direction might find it interesting to 

 investigate when, why, and who made these roads, and by whom 

 and for what purposes they were used. 



