CALDER. 97 



Almondbury, near Huddersfield, has been often indicated as 

 the site of Cambodunum on the Antonine Iter from York to 

 Mancunium. The works at the Castle Hill, near Almondbury 

 (or Albanbury), are, however, believed by Horsley to be of later 

 date. It is a very large parish. Huddersfield is likewise a 

 large parish, and both probably were of importance in Saxon 

 days. The name of the river ' Colne ' is given to other streams 

 which adjoined Roman stations and Colonise, as at Colne in 

 Lancashire, and Colchester. Cambodunum is by Hunter, our 

 latest writer, referred to Gretland (near Elland) on the Calder, 

 chiefly on the evidence of the altar mentioned below. Cambo- 

 dunum, containing the Gaelic element of dun, hill or hill- 

 fortress, should perhaps be looked for in an elevated site. 



"At Gretland, on the top of a mountain inaccessible except 

 on one side, was dug up this votive altar, dedicated, as it should 

 seem, to the tutelar deity of the Brigantes (A.D. 209)." 

 Gougb/s Camden, iii. 236. 



On one side 



DVT . CI . BRIG . 



ET . NVM AVGG . 



T . AYR . AVRELIAN 



VS . DD PRO SE . 



ET SVIS . S . M . A . G . S . 



That is to say : DVI Civitatis Brigantum et numinibus Augustorum 

 Titus Aurelius Aurelianus dedicavit pro se et suis. (S . M . A . G . S . 

 have been explained as Susceptum merito animo grato solvit.) 



On the other side, 



ANTONINO 



III . ET GET . COSS . 



Or, (Antonino tertium et Geta Consulibus). 



Near Stainland have been found several Roman coins. At 

 Slack, in this township, many antiquaries have placed Cambo- 

 dunum, and there are indications that it was a station of im- 



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