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An Encampment. 
An Encampment, about a Mile and half diftant, 
fliews itfelf [Tab, I. N°xiii.] : It lies near the Cliffs, 
and overlooks Tar, or St. Auflle-Bay , by its high 
Situation : The Form is a true Circle, about an hun- 
dred Yards Diameter,- the Agger , or Rampart, is very 
low i the Ditch is about Two Yards deep, and Five 
broad, imperfed towards the Sea, where the Ground 
lias a great Declivity, and the Afcent to the Agger 
more difficult: It is called Caflle Gotha [Tab. II. 
Fig. 4.]. However, to prevent the Influence which a 
falfe Interpretation might produce, we muft obferve, 
that Gothys , both in fVeljh and Cornifh, flgnifies High, 
or Proud ; fo that from Kaftelh , or Caflellyn Gothys , 
eaftly flows Caflle Gotha , in the modern Dialed, as 
its Situation declares. 
I have annexed a Map of Tar Bay , [Tab. I.] (as copied 
from Mr. Mitchel , by a good Hand of our Dock) and 
of the Country, with the Barrows , Stone Pillar, &c. 
that this Eflay may be rendered more intelligible. I 
have alfo been more nice in examining the internal 
Structure of thefe Barrows , as will appear by the 
Sedion and Ichnography of them. Becaufe the beft 
Authors have been contented with an external View 
of thefe Tumuli , but never penetrated the inmoft 
Recedes, nor have we left any certain Charaderiftic 
to diftinguifh one Nation from another, I wifh my 
Endeavours may give any new Light into this Affair. 
It will be tedious and necdlefs to enumerate what 
Nations burnt their Dead, and eroded Tumuli over 
them > we muft only remember, that it was the 
Cuftom among rnoft Eaftcrn Nations, and continued 
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