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A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE (2) A track starting also from Midsummer Hill camp went north to the camp at the Herefordshire Beacon, thence along the ridge of the hills to Storridge, thence turning to the right went across the Teme at Knightsford and along the ridge past Martley to Wood- bury. (3) A third track appears to have run from Worcester to the Hundred House and Stanford, where it crossed the Teme ; then mount- ing the high ground near Clifton ran along the hilltops till it reached Kyre, thence downhill into Tenbury. [b) The tracks leading to and from the saltsprings at Droitwich. It is often stated that there were two saltways running from Droit- wich — the upper and the lower. The upper is said to be easily traced from Birmingham over the Lickey to Droitwich, but although there may have been such a road it certainly cannot be easily traced and no one in the locality is able to point it out. It is however most likely that some such track existed. The lower saltway would probably be the track already mentioned that passes from the Rhydd to Worcester and so on to Droitwich, run- ning parallel to the Severn. As regards both these saltways the evidence is most uncertain, or rather there is no evidence only tradition that they existed. The accompanying map (fig. d) indicates the course of the tracks that have been mentioned. All these trackways however are most difficult to trace with any accuracy or authority ; they rest far more on conjecture than on evidence. It is assumed and possibly rightly that there must have been tracks across the forest between the camps and between the different settlements. Acting on this assumption, by the aid of field names and conjecture the route where it is supposed the track ought to have gone has been laid out. This process gives rise to two difficulties. While it is quite possible that the route marked out might be a trackway, was it one in fact ? and even if it is proved to have been in fact a trackway, was it a pre-Roman one ? It is difficult to get a satisfactory answer to either of the ques- tions, hardly possible to get one to both. It is much to be regretted that a fuller account cannot be given of Prehistoric Worcestershire. But until the various localities in the county are fully explored by competent persons it is quite impossible to do this. Without a proper examination the earthworks cannot be dealt with, and until this is done no real progress can be made. All that is at present possible is to do what has been attempted here. It is believed it is the first attempt to arrange such evidence as there is in something like order and let it speak for itself. It is hoped it may be the means by indicating what is required to be done to induce some one to undertake the task. The above remarks relating to earthworks and trackways have been prepared by Professor Windle, F.R.S., who has made out the following list of Worcestershire finds, which will be of the greatest 192