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sinking into the level of the surrounding land, and the whole 

 will become as though no building had ever existed. 



A. wall, ] 28 paces long, has been built out of the stone 

 foundations dug up, and this wall runs in the direction of the 

 old earthen boundary of the Villa, though not upon it It is 

 calculated that the wail contains about 2,400 cubic feet of 

 masonry, mostly obtained from the Villa. The spring of water 

 which had supplied the Villa is just beyond this wall, and 

 outside the Villa boundary, at the N.W. angle of the inclose, 

 some vestiges of a road appear. The compound in which the 

 Villa stood runs W. by South, and E. by North, so that the 

 asnect of the building was South West. 



6. — Traces of another Villa appear in Lansdown, within a 

 quarter of a mile of the Roman Camp, through which the 

 Turnpike Road passes, and on a point of the Down looking 

 towards Swainswick and Woolley. The very slight excavations 

 which the Field Club, under the guidance of the Rev. John 

 Bond, caused to be made in that spot, indicated that under- 

 neath remains would be found which would amply repay 

 further investigation. "We may hope that the success 

 which has attended the excavations on Cold Harbour Farm 

 will encourage the Club to proceed, as each successive 

 disinterment produces fresh information, and by careful 

 comparison of results we arrive at just conclusions. No 

 doubt permission would be obtained to excavate, and by a 

 good system of supeiTision being organised, very interesting 

 discoveries might be made. But it is important in all these 

 diggings that some one be on the spot to note each object 

 found, as well as to watch and direct the labourers. 



7 — The number of Villas, amounting to 20, which have 

 been found around Bath, is a very instructive and suggestive 

 fact ; and from it we may infer the security of the country, as 

 well as the state of civilisation and comfort under the Roman 

 rule. These Villas appear to have been comfortable country 



