childhood.  Though their living homes were in the primeval forests of the Britain that was, their last long resting places were under the open skies on the summits of the wind-swept Downs.  Many of the smooth green barrows that enclosed their remains have been ruthlessly rifled and desecrated by greed or curiosity.  It is to be hoped that the votaries of this form of archaeological research have now discovered all that they desired to know, and that our far-off ancestors will be left to the peace we do not grudge our more immediate forefathers.

Appendix

THE SUSSEX DOWNS FROM END TO END

The following summary will suggest to the stranger how his time, if limited, could be so disposed as to take in the whole range with those villages which are essentially Downland settlements and those which lie immediately at the foot of the escarpment.  For this purpose the order of the book is reversed and the tourist should start at the western or Hampshire end and finish his walk at Beachy Head.  The enjoyment of this tour will of course be greatly enhanced if half the distance is traversed each day, thus doubling the time.

[Illustration:  COWDRAY COTTAGE.]

1ST DAY.  Midhurst (Angel Inn) or Cocking Station via Lynch Down, Beacon Hill, to Harting, 9 miles (Ship Inn).

2ND DAY.  Harting to Bow Hill and Kingley Bottom via North and East Marden, 8 miles; on to West Dean, Singleton and Cocking (Inn), 17 miles; or Midhurst, 20 miles.

3RD DAY.  Cocking by Heyshott Down and Duncton Beacon to East Dean, 7 miles (Inn); on by Burton Down and Bignor Hill (Stane Street) to Bignor, 13 miles (Inn); on to Amberley, 19 miles (Inn).

4TH DAY.  Amberley to Rackham and Kithurst Hills; down to Storrington (White Horse Inn), 5 miles.  By the main road to Washington (Inn) and Wiston.  Ascend Chanctonbury Ring, 10 miles; on to Cissbury Ring and over Downs at Steyning, 16 miles (White Horse).

5TH DAY.  Steyning via Bramber and Upper Beeding to Trueleigh Hill and Devil’s Dyke, 6 miles (Inn); down to Poynings, round Newtimber Hill to Pyecombe and Wolstonbury, thence by hill road to Ditchling Beacon, 12 miles; on by edge of Downs to Mount Harry and down to Lewes, 18 miles (White Hart, Crown, etc.)

6TH DAY.  Lewes over Cliffe Hill and Mount Caburn to Glynde and West Firle, 4 miles (Inn); over Firle Beacon and along edge of Downs to Alfriston, 9 miles (Star Inn); by Lullington to Windover Hill ("Long Man of Wilmington”) down to Jevington, 12 miles (Inn); up to Willingdon Hill and thence by eastern edge of Downs all the way to Beachy Head, 17 miles.  Eastbourne, 20 miles.

[Illustration:  SKETCH MAP OF THE ROADS FROM LONDON TO THE DOWNS.]

Appendix II

LONDON TO THE SOUTH DOWNS—­THE WEALD

The writer of the preceding chapters has often been tempted to trespass outside the limits imposed upon him, and penetrate the woody fastnesses of the Weald.  In this separate section a short description will be given of some of the most characteristic scenes and interesting towns and villages between London and the coast.