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Report of Committee on the 
or Romano-British construction, but the data obtained were 
insufficient to fix tbe age of tbe entrenchment with greater 
precision. 
Tbe second entrenchment, now called tbe “ Lougbton ” or 
“ Cowper’s” Camp, remained unknown until it was discovered 
by the acumen and perseverance of Mr. B. H. Cowper. Mr. 
Cowper thus recounts tbe circumstances attending bis 
recognition of tbe camp :—“ In tbe course of my researches 
in tbe Forest, I came, in tbe summer of 1872, into tbe neigh¬ 
bourhood of Lougbton. There it was that I suddenly detected 
wliat appeared to be a portion of a moated enclosure. A short 
investigation was then all that I could make, but I was con¬ 
vinced of tbe reality of tbe conjecture. I made some inquiries, 
but failed to discover any record or local knowledge of a camp 
in that portion of tbe Forest, and there tbe matter ended for 
tbe time. In 1875 I returned, and after several efforts 
managed to complete tbe circuit of tbe camp, which was a 
difficult operation. I gave as much publicity as possible to 
tbe discovery, and in addition went over all tbe ground 
between tbe Lougbton Camp and Ambresbury Banks. Friends 
took an interest in tbe matter, and foremost among them was 
Mr. W. D’Oyley, who rendered tbe greatest service and 
accomplished a complete survey of both tbe ancient earth¬ 
works.” By means of this discovery Mr. Cowper made an 
important addition to tbe knowledge we possess of tbe 
Archaeology of tbe Forest district; and in bis various papers, 
tbe titles of which are here recorded, be gave a careful 
description of tbe earthwork and its surroundings, and com¬ 
pared it with tbe neighbouring Ambresbury Banks. Mr. 
Cowper’s writings on tbe subject are as follows:—(1) “Notes 
on an Entrenched Camp in Epping Forest, with plan by 
Mr. D’Oyley”; read at a meeting of tbe Royal Arcbasological 
Institute, November 5, 1875; 3 (2) “Ancient Earthworks in 
Epping Forest”; 4 (3) “Ancient Camps in Epping Forest, 
with plans by William D’Oyley, of Lougbton”; a pamphlet 
published by tbe Committee of tbe “Epping Forest Fund” in 
3 ‘Archaeological Journal,’ voL xxxiii., p. 88. 
4 Loc. cit., p. 245. 
