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 ANCIENT EARTHWORKS An account of this camp published in 1839,' implies that the defences completely surrounded the area, but no vestiges of the southern or eastern portions are now to be seen. The same authority states that burnt earth and cinders are frequently scratched out by rabbits and badgers. HAMPSTEAD NORRIS, OAREBOROUGH. The hill known by this name has always been considered to be the site of an encampment, and the spot is unquestionably suitable for this purpose, while the name is suggestive of the former existence of some such camp. WALBURY CAMP, INKPEN. Nevertheless no signs of earthworks appear to be visible now, nor have any been described in earlier works ; but it is strange that the parish boundary makes a very marked detour to include a square piece which is known by this name. INKPEN, WALBURY CAMP. This stands on the highest point of the Downs which divide the western part of Berkshire from the neigh- 259
 * Hist, of Newbury and its Environs, 220. Trans. Newbury Dist. Field Club, i. 208.