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 ANCIENT DEFENSIVE EARTHWORKS As far as one dare judge from outward appearance alone, these earth- works would seem to be of prehistoric origin ; Mr. Turner expressed the opinion that they were afterwards utilized and adapted by the Romans. It would be very interesting if some excavation could be undertaken upon the site, as up to the present there are no records of any ' finds ' to throw light upon the subject. CORLEV Burrow Hill Camp SCALE Of FfeCT 100 200 300 COUGHTON (2 miles north of Alcester.) Some worn remains of earthworks, which have long been known as the ' Danes' Banks, ' lie about a mile west of the church in this parish, on a rounded knoll called Clappers' Hill. They occupy a dominating position upon a plateau on the summit of this hill, at an altitude of 300 feet above sea level,