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of Buckland, had commuaicated with him upon a supposed Koman road, and 

 if Mr. Edmunds was identical with it it was a very important new theory 

 in connection with the Romano- British history of these parts, as this Roman 

 road was not mentioned in the Iters of Antoninus or Richard of Cirencester. 

 The only Roman roads mentioned in the Iters were those which connected Magna 

 Castra (at Kenchester) with Bravinium, near Leintwardine, and Magna Caatra 

 with Wigomia at Worcester, and Ariconium, near Ross ; but Mr. Cherry thought 

 that he had discovered a road connecting Bravinium -with Ariconium, and the 

 course of it was similar to that sought to be traced out by Ui. Edmunds. It 

 may be followed on the ordnance map. 



Mr. Edmunds remarked that he had examined the road all the way from 

 Shelwick bar, over the ancient Withergins (now Wergins) bridge, through 

 Sutton, Bodenham moor, past Risbury and Humber, to some distance beyond 

 Stretford; and on the map he had traced it further north to Stony Cross, Little 

 Hereford, and Ashferd, to LuiUow. It was still in use all the way. 

 Mr. Lloyd : But it is very in-egular. 



Mr. Edmunds : That would arise from local ciicumstances. 

 BIr. Davies : The word Stretford no doubt indicates a Roman road. 

 There is, I admit, as Mr. Edmunds has said, a road running in an almost 

 straight line, a Uttle to the westward of Risbury, which may be traced on the 

 map, and the theory of its being a Roman road is a very interesting one ; but I 

 am inclined to think it was a British trackway from the town of Ludlow to 

 Risbury. As to Risbury camp, I agree with Mr. Edmunds in the main, that it 

 was a small British station. The iUustrations we have had of Magdala show 

 what a British station was, only instead of having stone waUs for theii" pro- 

 tection, the British generally thi-ew up embankments oT earth. 



The President : With regard to the theory of this being a Roman road, 

 I am sure you wiU be of opinion that if Mr. Davies will undertake to investigate 

 it, good results ^\ill follow; and if Mr. Davies \vill do so, and report at a future 

 meeting, we shall be very much obliged to him. 



Mr. Davies : I shall be happy to do what I can, but it tannot be in better 

 hands than Mr. Edmunds's. 



The President : It is understood that a report will be made upon the 

 subject at the August meeting. 



Dr. M'CuLLODGH then read for Dr. Chapman the following interesting 

 and valuable paper : — 



