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camp walls, and in the deep and fenced road-ways. There were 

 here internal enclosures for cattle ,also, and several external 

 walled-in compartments, but not all of one age. 



The entrance on the N.W. side was approached through an 

 avenue with its deeply sunk old road ; and a lengthened and 

 continuous line of stones on end left this at its outer termination 

 and went over the moor southwards, and as we could see afar off 

 crossed the end of Garleigh or Garley Pike moor at its S.W. end. 

 There was also another line of standing stones on the lower part 

 of the N.E. end of Gaileigh Pike. The object of these stones 

 ranked in line stretching for such a distance is not obvious. 

 They would be useful for one purpose at least — as guide posts 

 through the trackless moors during mists or snow-storms. 



Mr J. T. Dixon has favoured the Club with a plan of this 

 camp. From lying on the farm of Lordenshaws it takes the name 

 of the grounds ; Lower-dean- shaws I suspect is the analysis of 

 the name. 



When resting we had unawares sat down among a colony of 

 yellow ants {Formica flava), which maliciously resented our in- 

 trusion. The only other ground vermin to be on one's precaution 

 against are adders, which are plentiful on the lower spurs of 

 Simonside, such as the south side of the bank where the old 

 Bercaria stands. There are no adders on the higher peaty 

 ground near the summit of the ridge. The Golden Plovers were 

 plaining round us, and the Curlews in the distance. Missel- 

 thrushes and Pipits also crossed our path ; and two Black-headed 

 Gulls swept across the high moors. These fly from their breed- 

 ing places at Newbiggen, Fallo wlees, and Chartner lakes, on the 

 dark peaty moors behind Simonside, which were afterwards 

 visible from the hill tops. To Lordenshaws farm the pitmen 

 bring up their bee-hives in July and August for the heather 

 blossoms ; sometimes one thousand will be placed here. Another 

 great station is at Brinkburn gamekeeper's opposite Brinkburn. 



There was a view of great compass in front of Lordenshaws 

 camp ; and we marked Eitton White House, Coldrife, Colt Park, 

 Porrest-burn Gate, Hollinghall, the Crook, Wards' Hill, Chirm 

 Well, Wingates, the Lee ; the smoke of Mickley Iron- works 

 beyond the Tyne ; and far off in the east Druridge Bay. On the 

 north-west side of the camp there is a cultivated area, with 

 ridges of modern date. On a flat stone amidst this ground and 

 near the camp is a rather peculiar sculptured stone. The figure 



