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“near the spot where the coins were found,” said the Catalogue of the Gloucester 
Museum, “there is a gate, and according to local tradition, the spot was con- 
sidered to be haunted, and after nightfall persons preferred taking a long circuit 
to venturing through the gate.” 
At Longtown, close to the Roman road leading to Abergavenny, there is a 
spot called “Money Farthing Hill” which has no doubt derived its name from 
either the discovery of a large hoard of coins, or from the fact of their having 
been for a long period occasionally picked up. 
It is a curious fact that, so far as is known at present, the only Roman Town, 
or Station in Herefordshire, inhabited at this time is Leintwardine, built on the 
site of the Roman Bravinium. All the other well recognized sites, Magna Castra, 
Ariconium, Cicutio, and Blackwardine are levelled and effaced. ‘They are all 
cultivated. The plough turns up the surface year by year, and corn waves 
annually over their foundations. 
CREDENHILL CHURCH. 
The usual vote of thanks for the papers having been awarded, the church at 
Credenhill was next visited, under the guidance of the Rev. C. H. Bulmer, the 
rector. The church presents the very unusual feature of a triple arch opening 
from the nave to the chancel, affording a clear view of the altar. One of the piers 
between the openings is pierced with a “‘ hagioscope” or ‘‘ squint,” to admit of a 
view being had of some ceremonial detail now not very clear to understand. Here 
also in a south window of the chancel is a pair of figures in richly-coloured glass, 
representing St. Thomas a Becket and Bishop Cantilupe; a very rare and 
interesting specimen of glass painting of a very early period.* 
SITE OF MAGNA CASTRA IN 1882. 
The carriages were then taken to return by the site of Magna Castra. The 
walls in the village were closely scanned for stonework from the old Roman town, 
and much was believed to be seen. A pull up was made on the road to the railway 
station to examine two stones on brick piers, which certainly came from there, and 
which proved to be the bases of two small columns. At the railway bridge the 
carriages were left, and the site of the old town visited. A portion had been 
recently ploughed, so that the dark colour of the soil was very evident, and some 
forty or fifty gentlemen, mostly in black, were soon at work upon it like a flock of 
crows, searching diligently, and with a result that added very much to the interest 
of the day’s proceedings. Pieces of coarse pottery were tolerably plentiful, and 
many fragments of tiles scored over with deep channels in order to attach them by 
means of tar to the walls. Several pieces of the fine red Samian ware, imported 
by the Romans from Italy were also found ; one piece forming a portion of a large 
bowl, bore an ornamental border with the figure of a lion rushing from its lair, in 
low relief. The pattern is such as is found in the best kinds of Roman pottery, 
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*See “Description of the Ancient Glass in Credenhill Church,” by Rev. Francis T. 
Havercat, M.A., published by Jakeman & Carver, Hereford, 1884. 
