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runs—a very hard and good path, which leaves the camp by 
an outlet at the southern slope to descend to Debden Slade, 
and so to Loughton. A good and old path, branching out 
from the first, runs outside the northern and eastern ramparts, 
also to Loughton. The three inlets to the camp appear to be 
ancient, but at present we have no means of fixing their age 
relatively to the ramparts. 
Several jrits of varying size exist in the camp, and they are 
numerous on the high level ground, stretching from the head 
of the little valley on the west round the northern aspect of 
the ramparts. It is possible that some of these pits may owe 
their origin to the exertions of sand-seekers; but many of 
them must be of considerable antiquity, as they are densely 
overgrown with trees, and we are disposed to think that these 
at least may have been constructed by the occupiers of the 
camp, and have had some connection with their habits of life. 
The regular circular form of some of these pits, and the 
distance of the site of the camp from any high road ^for the 
present Epping New Road is, of course, very modern) by 
which vehicles could reach this densely-wooded district, are 
circumstances sufficient to throw grave doubt upon the sug¬ 
gestion that they were made by gravel-diggers. A cutting 
was made in one of the pits within the camp; and in the 
silt, about two feet down, an artificial black flint flake, 
perfectly unweatliered, was found (No. 88). It is hoped that 
some further examination of these pits may be made, pending 
which any hypotheses as to their age or probable uses must 
necessarily be little more than guesswork. 
Mr. Cowper mentions some banks on the ground between 
the Ambresbury Banks and Loughton Camp, and similar 
works have recently been detected on the high ridge by the 
“King’s Oak,” to the west of the Loughton Camp. Owing 
to the denseness of the Forest, an accurate survey of these 
banks would be somewhat difficult, and it has not yet been 
attempted. We are therefore not in a position to describe 
them more definitely; but they are certainly artificial, and we 
think they deserve a thorough examination. Mr. D’Oyley 
also directed our attention to a somewhat remarkable con- 
