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over them four or five rows of flints j then ufually 
a double row of ftones, fomctimcs three rows, and 
at other times one only, hid in the fame pofition ; 
over thcfe a like number of rows of flints, as before ; 
and fo alternately upwards. And a little to the weft- 
ward of the fouth gate are yet to be feen feven of 
thele ranges of ftone, with fix of flint between them ; 
where the hightof the wall meafured on theoutfide 
about eighteen feet. And about fifty yards call- 
ward of the fame gate are fix ranges of ftone, with 
five of flint between them j where a finall part of 
the facing feems yet to be near intire. But there 
is no appearance either of copings, or battlements,, 
on any part of the wall. Tho the ranges of ftone 
in the front of the wall are placed horizontally, 
yet thofe within it often ftand edgewife and fome- 
what obliquely, like the wall of Stiverus in the 
north of E?igland (lb And at the fouth gate the 
thicknefs of the wall meafured about five yards. 
From this account therefore it feems not improba- 
ble, that in the paflage of Leland , given us by Mr. 
Hearne from Stowe s tranfeript , where it is faid, 
the wall without is in fame place 6 or 7 fate 
highe (2), for the numbers 6 or 7 fhould be real 
16 or 1 7. 
The wall is not any where intirely demolifhed, 
except that two breaches have been made of lare 
years on the north-weft fide, to open a paflage for 
waggons. 
(1) See Horfley’s Britann. Rom. p. 123. 
(2) Ubi fupra. 
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