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 A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE tours of the hill. The two valla which surround it and the fosse between them are in an excellent state of preservation throughout the whole circuit. A further vallum lies to the north-west of the road to the north- eastern entrance, and an extra ditch some yards away protects the western side, curving round slightly at both ends. There are two entrances, one to the west and the other to the north-east ; the defences are not, however, strengthened at these points, except by the vallum and the extra ditch already mentioned. Towards the south-east corner of the camp is a small pool of water, which has never been known to fail. Several old roads have been traced, running from this camp to Speen, Bussock and Oareborough. In 1837, a spear-head was found to the north-east of the camp, which was considered to be Roman. 1 OP.. far* Hoot/ PARKWOOD ENTRENCHMENT, HAMPSTEAD MORRIS. HAMPSTEAD NORRIS, PARKWOOD ENTRENCHMENTS. In Parkwood, near Hampstead Norris, are some entrenchments, which have the appearance of being an unfinished camp of the same type as the preceding. There is a deep fosse running along the north side of the hill, with a vallum on the outside for part of the way. After a short interval it continues again up the hill to the south-west, then bends to the south, ending as if the work had been abandoned. On the east side it is diffi- cult to conjecture what form it took, as the ground has been much dis- turbed by later digging. There are no signs of entrenchments to the south. There is a very large tumulus on the eastern edge of the area, with a deep trench around it. Hist, of Netvbury and its Environs, 218-220. Trans. Netebury Dist. Field Club, i. 121, etc, 2 5 8