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Sheet 52 Plan 9 Parish of Elsdon

List of Names as written on the Plan	Various modes of Spelling the same Names	Authority for those modes of Spelling	Situation	Descriptive Remarks, or other General Observations which may be considered of Interest
Camp	British Camp	Mr Heron	20 Chains SW	The remains of a British Camp
Remains of	British Camp	Mr Hedley	of Colwell Hill	situated on the Summit of a Small
	British Camp	Hodgson’s History		Hill North of overacres well known
				as Camp Hill. This Camp is a
				regular circular figuerre & was
				defended by a double breast work,
				there are two gateways to it one on
				the North East & the other on the South
				West Sides. Hodgson in Speaking of
		this Camp States that it produced a Spear head of flint in testimony of its
		British origin.

Camp	British Camp	Mr Heron	76 Chains W. Of	The remains of a British Camp
(Remains of)	British Camp	Mr Hedley	Colwell Hill	Situated on a Small Hill Known as
	British Camp	Hodgson’s History		Fawdon Hill. This Camp is partly
				on the ground of Monkridge and
		partly on that of Girsonsfield This Camp is a Circular figuerre & defended by a Single
		line of breastwork with a gateway on the South Side. It Commands an extensive View
		of the Valley of the Rede & along the lines of Watling Street from the Roman Station
		at Risingham to that of Bremenium.

				J Doherty Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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