). ▁ ▁G ale ▁went ▁on ▁arch æ ological ▁exc urs ions ▁through ▁England . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁friend ▁Andrew ▁Duc arel ▁used ▁in ▁August ▁to ▁travel ▁inc ogn ito , ▁journey ing ▁about ▁fifteen ▁miles ▁a ▁day . ▁They ▁took ▁up ▁their ▁qu arters ▁at ▁an ▁inn , ▁expl oring ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁miles ▁round . ▁They ▁had ▁with ▁them ▁William ▁Cam den ' s ▁Britann ia ▁and ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁maps . ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 5 ▁G ale ▁visited ▁Oxford , ▁Bath ▁and ▁Stone hen ge , ▁and ▁wrote ▁descript ive ▁accounts . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁with ▁William ▁Stu keley ▁to ▁C roy land ▁Ab bey . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁he ▁visited ▁C ann ons , ▁the ▁m ansion ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Ch and os , ▁and , ▁l ament ing ▁its ▁imp ending ▁demol ition , ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁chap el , ▁and ▁pre ached ▁an ▁appropriate ▁ser mon , ▁while ▁his ▁two ▁compan ions ▁sang ▁an ▁anth em ▁and ▁ps al ms . ▁ ▁G ale ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁fe ver ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 7 5 4 ▁at ▁his ▁lod g ings , ▁the ▁Ch icken - house , ▁H amp st ead . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁by ▁Stu keley ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁in ▁the ▁bur ial - ground ▁of ▁St ▁George ' s