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pieces of ground, each of about 60 yards by 1 5 yards wide, 

 which may have been the site of a large building, and they are 

 evidently not modern. 



(9) In a field between " Heathfield Nook " and Cowdale 

 (2^ miles ea.st of Buxton) there is a triangular piece of earth- 

 work, rising about two feet above the original surface, and 

 not modern. 



[As this goes to press comes the news that Mr. Salt and his son, 

 Mr. V. Salt, have discovered the remains of an extensive occupation of 

 Romano-British times, on the' site of the new road, known as Holker Road, 

 le.vling from Spring Gardens, Buxton. These remains are within about 

 a hundred yards of where the Silverlands milestone was found, and where 

 a previous discovery of four bronze axes was made. They comprise some 

 five hundred pieces of Samian shards (two bearing potters' names), and 

 of coarser ware, pieces of Roman glass, fragments of bronze, iron and 

 lead, charcoal and charred bones of animals, and also an area of 30 feet 

 bv 10 feet rudely paved with blocks of limestone. The explorations are 

 being continued, and the results are watched with great interest. It is 

 almost needless to a<ld that Mr. Turner is one of the explorers. — Ed.] 



