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They showed many small rooms, among which are three with 
tessellated pavements, a hypocaust, and acoldbath. A corridor, 
which has likewise a tessellated floor, runs the whole length of 
the principal front. One curious feature is the presence of a 
well, still half full of water, in one of the principal apartments, 
in which are other peculiarities which have proved a puzzle to 
antiquaries. The principal entrance opens on to the corridor. 
At a side entrance are two upright stones, the purpose of which 
does not appear. A broken quern or millstone was found in 
this apartment, which it has been conjectured was fixed above 
the two uprights, and that the meal fell into a receptacle 
below; but nothing like it has been seen elsewhere. The north 
wing remained still to be excavated. As far as it was then 
exposed the largest apartments seemed to be on that side—the 
bath establishment, too, may be there. “But little of importance 
beyond the walls and floors had then been brought to light, 
some half dozen illegible coins, and a quantity of broken pottery 
and bones being all that the excavations had; up to that time, 
yielded. The villa cannot be ranked among the larger and 
more important “finds” of the same kind, and may well have 
been a “villa rustica,” or larger kind of farm. It lies about 
two miles from the ancient. “Salt-way,”’ and a Roman camp 
crowns the neighbouring hill. 
A drive of about seven miles brought the party to Naunton 
Inn, where an excellent cold dinner was served. While at 
dinner rain came on, which gradually increased to a regular 
down-pour, in which the party left Notgrove Station for their 
several destinations, 
The First Winter Meeting was held in the Lecture Theatre 
of the 
SCIENCE SCHOOL, IN GLOUCESTER, 
on Tuesday, 21st November, when Mr Lucy read a Paper on 
“The Terrace Gravels of Auchnasheen, Ross-shire.” Mr Lucy 
began by describing the position of Auchnasheen, as situated 
about mid-way between Dingwall and Strome Ferry. The 
