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 ANCIENT EARTHWORKS MISCELLANEOUS EARTHWORKS (CLASS X) ANSTEY PASTURES (xxxi, i). 'Old Park Pale,' an agger and fosse a quarter of a mile in length, between Gynsill Lane and Woodcock Well. The entrenchment takes a course from north-west to south-east, the fosse being on the north-east side of the vallum ; apparently an outwork to Groby Castle. BAGWORTH (xxx, i). North-east of the village is a considerable area of embankments and two fishponds. BELGRAVE (xxxi, 7). A fragment of a vallum, about 800 ft. in length, by the Fosse Way, lying east and west ; probably an outwork of Leicester. BELVOIR (vii, 4). On the summit of a hill, slightly higher than that on which Belvoir Castle stands, is the mausoleum of the dukes of Rutland. Indications of entrenchments may there be seen, but the successive alterations to which this site has been subjected have destroyed any clue as to their origin. BELVOIR (vii, 8). A long vallum 3ft. high is in Old Park Wood, within a mile of Belvoir Castle. BURTON LAZARS (xx, 14). Here was the chief of all the Lazar houses in England ; extensive dry moats apparently embraced the buildings of the hospital. A marvellous series of fishponds were for the provision of fresh food for the alleviation of the terrible malady. BURTON LAZARS (xxvii, 2). The site of 'The Grange' is seen in a terraced plateau. BURTON ON THE WOLDS (xviii, 3). Near the Greyhound Inn is a short length of fosse 12 ft. wide and 7 ft. deep, with a low vallum on each side. COTES (xviii, i). A steep escarpment of 30 ft. descends to within a few feet of the River Soar, above which are two quadranglar areas divided by a deep gully. On the north side rows of banks 3 ft. high form an avenue, while other similar remains are scattered to the north and west. CROXTON KERRIAL (viii, 9). A portion of an entrenchment lies west of Blackwall Lodge. CROXTON KERRIAL (xiii, 4). On the west of Old Wood' are embank- ments on the site of the Premonstratensian abbey. Also a fishpond. CROXTON KERRIAL (xiv, 2). 'KiNG LUD'S ENTRENCHMENTS.' A line of entrenchments, 3, 050 ft. long, lies due east and west on the southern border of the parish. It occupies ground slightly higher than its southern prospect, in which direction the land gradually falls. The extreme west of the works consists of a double fosse and single vallum, but it has been weakened in recent years ; the most perfect section is one-third of its distance from the west, here are a triple vallum and double fosse. From the north side the vallum is 4 ft. high and i o ft. wide, the first fosse is 8 ft. deep, the second vallum, of the same height, is 1 5 ft. wide, the second fosse 6 ft. deep, and the outer vallum, 1 1 ft. wide, is 4 ft. above the exterior level. The eastern third of the entrenchments has almost perished. Three adjacent tumuli, and 271