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EXCAVATIONS OF THE POWYSLAND CLUB AT THE FORDEN GAER. By F. N. PRYCE, F.S.A., AND T. DAVIES PRYCE, F.S.A. [Reprinted from Arch-Sjologia CAMBRENSIS," December, 1927. INTERIM REPORT. THE Powysland Club, under the presidency of the Earl of Powis, decided last spring to undertake the exploration of the well-known earthwork known as the Gaer at Forden, situated on the lands of Col. G. R. D. Harrison, a member of the Club and a warm supporter of the scheme. The credit for originating the proposal is due to Mr. Stanley Davies, of Welshpool, Assistant Secretary of the Club, in whose capable hands has been placed the responsibility for the administrative arrangements. The site being a scheduled one, the necessary permission was obtained from H.M. Ancient Monuments Board, and the practicability of the scheme was ensured by the public- spirited action of Mr. Thomas Williams, of the Gaer, Vice-President of the National Farmers' Union, whose liberality in permitting access to his fields will earn for him the gratitude of all interested in Welsh archaeology. In undertaking the excavation, the Club was largely influenced by the desire of deepening the local interest in antiquity, and it is pleasant to record that this expec- tation has not been disappointed, to judge from the 1 Commonly known as Caer Flos, but this name has no existence; see J. E. Lloyd, Hist, of Wales, I, p. 71. The alternative Caerhowel is sometimes found, but again without warrant; Mr. A. E. Hum- phreys-Owen informs us that Cae Howel is the true form of this place name. The references to the camp in antiquarian literature are numerous, beginning with Pennant (III, p. 199) it will suffice here to refer to a very accurate description by the late Vicar of Forden, the Rev. J. E. Vize, in Montgomeryshire Collections, 1884, p. 105.