2 ROMAN REMAINS AT BRADWELL. 



which are printed in vol. xvi., No. i (new series), of the 

 Froceedhigs of that Society, pages 95-6. Another account of 

 the " find " was contributed to the Sheffield Telegraphy of January 

 20th, 1896. From these two sources a full description of the 

 structure may be drawn. 



Mr. Leader describes it as a " circular building of finely 

 wrought stone, well put together without mortar^ and probably 

 of Roman workmanship. The whole formed a circular chamber, 

 8 ft. 9 ins. in diameter, and not more than 20 ins. in height. 

 There had been an entrance on the east side, and beneath this 

 a shallow pit, 30 ins. square (the foundation stones of which 

 are remaining), into which ashes from the chamber could be 

 raked." 



" All that now remains is a segment of the circle, 6 ft. 8 ins. 

 in diameter (? length). The floor of the chamber was formed 

 of close-fitting and smoothly dressed sandstone flags, 6 ins. in 

 thickness, resting on a rubble foundation. The underside of 

 one of these stones was seen to be roughly dressed, in diagonal 

 lines, with a pick. The sides of the chamber were formed of 

 a single row of dressed stones, each one curved to form the 

 circle, and standing 12 ins. high. On these rested a projecting 

 corbel table, 5^ ins. deep, and also wrought to form the circle. 

 On this rested the first row of stones that went to form the 

 roof. The roofing stones were not worked to the curve of the 

 circle. The key-stone, with its lewis hole, had unfortunately 

 been broken up and used in the building of a cottage." 



The accompanying drawing is taken from photographs kindly 

 lent by Mr. Leader, but the perspective is slightly altered so as 

 to show the construction more clearly. The lower surface of 

 the roof was obviously flat. Two of the voussoirs are in siiiu 

 and it will be noticed that they are of peculiar shape, and are 

 "joggled." The Sheffield Telegraph description of this roof is 

 as follows : — " On the top of the cornice were the roof stones, 

 the bottom being fiat, half the upper part convex, the other half 

 with a plain surface running back obliquely from the top edge 

 of the convexity. That was the first row; the second one. 



