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But whatever their object they are highly curious, and I think 

 are here figured and described for the first time. 



The five of them met with on East-hill seemed to mark as 

 many distinct dwellings or sheds ; they were at some distance 

 apart, but in all the same kinds of objects were met with, so 

 that they evidently mark a somewhat general use. 



The foregoing remarks show quite clearly that we have not in 

 this place hit upon a Roman Villa, but the few bits of pavement 

 that were met with in our excavations and the quantity of 

 scattered tesselse lead to the inference either that we have not 

 discovered its site or, if so, it has been removed by some pre- 

 vious workers. 



We incline to the opinion that it will yet be discovered, for 

 we caanot help thinking that this hill must have been occupied 

 by early Roman settlers, and that the dwellings we have 

 described were inhabited by Celts, who were their slaves or 

 labourers. 



That a Celtic people occupied this hill before the Eoman 

 occupation is certain, this seems to be proved both from the rude 

 pottery we have described, and also from the quantities of flint 

 implements which are found scattered over the fields. 



The present paper then is only intended to mark what has 

 already been accomplished, but it is hoped that much more may 

 be done at some future opportunity. 



