Report of Meetings for 1887. By J. Hardy. 49 



little waterfall or rapid, near which there were fragments of an 

 old wall of ashlar, as if a dam or boundary had once crossed the 

 burn here. The bordering cliffs were patched with mould-like 

 stains of lichens decaying from growing in the shade ; some of 

 them apparently Lecanora parella. The plants noted were Herb 

 Robert, Cardamine sylvatica, Oxalis acetosella, Circcea luUtiana, 

 Nipplewort, Lastrea dilatata, Athyrium Ftlix-fosmina, etc. The 

 hillside above the house was reported as being rough and 

 heathery. There is a fine oaken wood on the hill above Camp- 

 ville.* In 1663, Mr George Pott of Low and High Trewhitt, 

 Barra, Linsheles, Shumore (Shilmore) and Atheside, or Hereside 

 and Wrighill, held also Lentern Cleugh, the older name of 

 Campville. (Book of Rates). In 1747-8, William Potts voted 

 for Lantronside as a free-hold. (Poll-Book). In 1787, General 

 Forster, removed from Felton to Lanthernside, eager for im- 

 provements, or as it is expressed in a contemporary song, 

 " Barren lands in Lanthernside 

 To sow Lueern upon." 

 ■' For now your sterile rocky soil, where stooks were never seen, 

 Will quickly be converted all to fields of fruitful green." 



" He'll plant ! he'll plant ! " 

 " With here a hardy plant of Oak, and there a plant of Fir." 



Bell's Rhymes of Northern Bards, p. 195. 



This affords a date for an era of improvement, still visible in 

 the trees. 



General Forsterf was also a zealous antiquary, and formed a 

 valuable collection of Roman antiquities at Campville. He had 

 a small property at Rochester (Bremenium) comprising a portion 

 of the Boman station there ; at least adjacent to it; and possibly 

 to preserve the Roman altars, and fragments of sculptured 

 and lettered stones that were lying about, he had them 

 transported to Campville. He appears to have been very per- 

 severing as he not only obtained those at Rochester, but to 

 complete his series secured one altar kept in Elsdon church, that 

 had originally been derived from that source. The Rev. John 



* In 1618, in the Rentall of the Lordship of Harbottle, for Linterne 

 Heugh, Barthol. Pott paid xxd — Thomas Pott, xxd — Andrewe Pott, xxd. 

 Sum. v.s.,(Arch.^Eliana, n.p. 330). Barthol. Pott was also rented iij s. ixdfor 

 The Hill alias Caresleyfield, xxd for Coxenfield alias Sempfield alias Cleugh 

 brey. (Tb. p. 332) ; iiijs for a parcell of land called Roughfield. (p. 333)- 



fit is doubtful if old Mr C. F. Forster, though commonly called " The 

 General " was entitled to that rank. He was of the " Bn'ston " family of 

 Forsters. 

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