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 A HISTORY OF BERKSHIRE SECTION *TA.8. CHERBURV CAMP, LONGWORTH. have been ploughed away on the south, and much of the remainder has been similarly removed. The only entrance was on the east, and there does not appear to have been any special strengthening of the de- fences at this point. A polished flint celt with flattened sides and faceted edge was found here some years ago. 1 UFFINGTON CASTLE. Above Uffington the high ridge of Downs which runs &ill! from Streatley, comes to an abrupt termination, and con- tinues westward at a lower level ; the highest point be- fore the declivity begins has been utilised for an extensive camp. The natural advan- tages of the spot are further enhanced by the extreme steepness of the slope to the north into a deep gully known as ' The Manger.' The camp is surrounded by a vallum and fosse, and without this again are traces of a second vallum. There is but one gateway, to the west, where the rampart is re- turned. It stands about 900 feet above the sea level, and commands an extensive view in every direction, especially to- wards the north. The Ridge-way or Ick- nield-way runs close by the southern side of the entrench- ments, and the White Horse is cut on the northern slope of the hill. Gough mentions it by the name of Uffington or Woolston Castle. 8 The ramparts were investi- gated some years ago by Mr. Atkins, who found some round holes, in which he supposed small tree trunks to have been inserted as a basis for wattle-work. i Cough's Camden, i. 224. Lysons Mag. Brit. i. 214, 315. Davey, Wantage Past and Present, 23. Dist. Field Club, i. 149, 150, 181. 262 jeer/eft UFFINGTON CASTLE.
 * Cough's Camden's Britannia, i. 221-2. Lysons' Magna Britannia, i. 213-4. Tram. Newbury