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July 1854. — Shawdon Wood House. — Yellow Sandstone i of a mile N. 

 from the house dip S.E. on the road to E^lingham. Shepherd's Law, 

 near Beanley, a sandstone quarry, 15 feet high— good greenish-white stone, 

 dip S.E., but probably following the contour of the hills. 



Oct. 1855. — Beanley. — At the west end of Beanley Hill is a Sandstone 

 quarry, the stone white and gritty, dip S.E. 



On the summit of Beanley is a Celtic camp, which was formerly over- 

 grown with trees and brushwood. The Duke of Northumberland, to whom 

 it belongs, has caused the spot to be cleared, and this interesting camp can 

 now be distinctly traced. The form is rather oval — the longer axis being 

 North to South ; there are three Valiums, the space enclosed by the inner- 

 most being I suppose rather more than an acre. The entrances can be 

 distinctly seen ; one is on the W.N.W., from which a road leading towards 

 Old Bewick camp, can be traced, which passed through the camp to 

 another entrance on the E.S.E. The road may be partly traced from the 

 W. by stones set on each side. The entrances are marked at the Valiums 

 by large stones placed with more care than in other parts, which had 

 formed the sides of gates or other means of closing the entrance. The 

 Valiums are formed of earth and sandstone, such as is abundant on this 

 hill. There are traces of circular foundations in the eastern area of the 

 camp. [I again visited this camp, May 21, 1859. The inner circle is 

 about 60 yards diameter, the second is about 90, and the outer is about 

 120. The rampiers in places are 9 feet thick.] 



At the S.W. end of the inner camp are the remains of what resembles a 

 Druidical Circle, consisting of large blocks of sandstone placed so as to 

 form a circle. Some are standing on edge 3 feet high ; others very large, 

 above 6 and 8 feet long, are lying prostrate. On the east side the circle 

 is not so distinct. It is 40 feet in diameter. Might not this be a religious 

 temple such as the Druids set up of unhewn stone placed within the camp 

 and to this liigh hill the worshippers might resort even in times of peace, 

 while in periods of war it was safe within the protecting ramparts ? [1 

 give this as it stands, although it may be merely a form of Availing a 

 private enclosure. — J.H.] 



All over the camp Fumaria claviculata was growing in great abundance, 

 and at this late period of the year in full flower. There were many plants 

 also of Digitalis purpurea, but not in flower. 



About i-mile south of the camp is the Cist described under the date of 

 July 1854. 



We came down the hill towards Eglingham Moor, where we found 

 Vaccinium Vitis-Idoea in flower. We passed by another Celtic camp on the 

 S.W. side of which there is a deep ditch, in which many thorn trees are 

 growing ; but the darkness of the night coming on, I could make no par- 

 ticular observations. [This is the Ringses Camp.] 



Aug. 5, 1857 .—Titlington and Kemmer Hills. — This day I visited on 

 horseback Titlington Mount. Along with Mr Carr (the late Mr Ralph 

 Carr-Ellison) I went across the moors towards Kemmer, and examined 

 several Camps, Barrows, and Tumuli on these hills. 



