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filled in with freehand scrolls. These are all freely not formally- 

 drawn, and this accounts for the irregularity of the pattern. 



Similar forms varying in their proportions are found on all the 

 pavements, but are best shown in No. 4. This has an outer 

 border of the Roman or Etruscan well-known key pattern, and 

 an inner one of Greek fret or wave pattern. In the corners of 

 the principal square ai-e pyriform ornaments. In the centre a 

 circle with four heart-shaped figures placed base to base separated 

 by a cross. Bands of an interwoven knot pattern cross the 

 squares diagonally. A space between walls is shown which was 

 lined with Pennant, this is supposed by some to be a drain, but 

 is probably the channel by which hot air was conveyed from the 

 hypocaust. There is also below ground a well arched drain or 

 conduit which now contains water. 



Mr. Smith said there was a tradition that a Roman road ran 

 near the house, and that it is marked by an avenue of trees. 

 We found what we believed to be this avenue in a field above 

 the farm, on our way to the next village (Almonsbury). 



There are several portions of pottery and fragments of bones, 



some disticntly those of sheep or other domestic animal, two I 



thought were bits of human long bones, humerus and lower 



end of radius. 



W. B. B. 



Walks. 

 Two of these are especially worthy of record. The first on 

 March 8th was to the Cromlech near Cold Harbour Farm, 

 through Weston, following the escarpment by Woodbine Cottage 

 to Hanging Hill, thence over the brow to Beech Farm and 

 through the fields to the lane by Granham Rocks (Carboniferous 

 Limestone) and so to the farm. Several " Bitton Sawyers," as 

 the local people call the pebbles of Millstone Grit, were observed 

 in the lane near the rocks. The field in which the Cromlech is 

 situated lies to N.E. of the farm, and adjoins that in which the 

 Club some years ago excavated a Roman Villa, Two stones 



