Melandra, Glossop. — The Manchester and District Branch of the 

 Classical Association, in connection with the local Antiquarian Society, 

 has carried on the work of excavating this small but important Roman 

 Station with gratifying results. 



Penygaer, Carnarvonshire. — Part of this strong fortress has been 

 excavated by the Nant Conwy Antiquarian Society, under the supervision 

 of Mr. Harold Hughes and Mr. Willoughby Gardner. An account of 

 the results will be published in Archa^ologia Cambrensis. 



Penyrorddvn, Denbighshire. — Mr. Willoughby Gardner is 

 superintending the exploration of this stronghold for the Abergele 

 Antiquarian Society. 



Silchester. — The systematic excavation of the site of this Romano- 

 British town has been continued, but the operations of last year were 

 confined to the middle of the area. 



Tre Ceiri, Carnarvonshire. — This prehistoric fortress, dating from 

 the early iron age, has been excavated by a Committee of the Cambrian 

 Archaeological Society, consisting of Professor W. Boyd Dawkins, 

 Col. Llewellyn Morgan, and Mr. Harold Hughes. 



Urswick Stone Walls, Lancashire. — Mr. H. Swainson Cowper 

 reports that some useful work has been carried out to elucidate the plan 

 of this early enclosure. 



Wilderspool, Warrington. — A Committee of the Corporation of 

 Warrington has continued the excavation of the Roman site. 



ORDNANCE SURVEY.— On December 20th, 1905, Mr. 

 Haverfield read an important paper before the Royal Geographical 

 Society urging the Directors of the Ordnance Survey to give instructions 

 for more careful record of antiquities, and especially for correct 

 delineation of ancient earthworks, on the O.S. Maps, particularly on 

 those of the 25 in. scale.* 



Colonel Johnston, the former Director-General of the Ordnance 

 Survey, and Colonel Hellard, the present holder of that office, spoke 

 sympathetically of the object in view, explaining at the same time the 

 difficulties under which the surveyors labour in endeavouring to obtain 

 correct archteological information. 



Following upon this, the Committee addressed the Royal Geo- 

 graphical Society, suggesting that it should become the medium for 

 * Mr. Ilaverfield's paper is mentioneil under liil)liogr.iphy avtc. 



