The history and antiquities of the city of Bristol; . ance of their flation here is fufficicntly proved by the high andftrong walls, treble ditches and fences with which they are fecurcd. Art andnature joined to render it a mofl impregnable fortrefs, fecured on one fideby the lofty rock and precipice, a deep comb, the river below with a fort onthe other fide oppofite the comb, and on the other by lofty ftrong walls, threedeep ditches one within the other. Their fituation anfwered every purpofeand advantage for a defence-poft, for here they enjoyed the privilege of ufingtheir baliftae and catap
The history and antiquities of the city of Bristol; . ance of their flation here is fufficicntly proved by the high andftrong walls, treble ditches and fences with which they are fecurcd. Art andnature joined to render it a mofl impregnable fortrefs, fecured on one fideby the lofty rock and precipice, a deep comb, the river below with a fort onthe other fide oppofite the comb, and on the other by lofty ftrong walls, threedeep ditches one within the other. Their fituation anfwered every purpofeand advantage for a defence-poft, for here they enjoyed the privilege of ufingtheir baliftae and catapultae, their only miffive weapons for throwing huge ftoneswith the grcateft force from thefe heights, which muft fall with the greaterweight and effeB; here the land itfclf was more defenfible and tenible; here they ? In Bower latere videtur Burgus Iter. Tfio. Gale p. 6l. The vale imdcr and in view of thiscamp is called liorough-Afhton to this day. The word chefter or burgh, fays Horfcly. givesus fojnc help in fixing a Roman flation. ^»* ^.Jf L *. ^ ^i > f I #
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