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line from the Roman road I had traced from Sorbiodunum, and 

 the other deviating, as I said before, to the right. The one towards 

 the S.E. is much worn down by the plough, and, except when 

 assisted by the effects of light and shade, might possibly be 

 overlooked by those who were ignorant of its existence. It points 

 directly to the summit of the hill, and to the East corner of the 

 camp, whose outworks have covered the causeway. If this ever 

 was the work of the Romans, we are at a loss to know whither it 

 led, as no signs of it are visible on the other side of the camp ; but 

 the most probable place of its destination Avas Wareham." 



In the year 1806 Archdeacon Coxe, of Salisbury, with his 

 friend Mr. H. Hatcher, walked over the Roman road between Old 

 Sarum and Dorchester. In a letter to the Rev. "W. Leman in 

 1844 Mr. Hatcher states that "At or near Badbury it threw off a 

 Vicinal Way, which led to the upper part of Poole Harbour ;" no 

 further particulars recorded. (A note by Rev. W. Leman in 

 Rev. Mr. Greenley's copy of Reynold's Commentary on Itin. 

 Antonini. 



It will now be understood that the Vicinal Way from Ham worthy 

 on Poole Bay, which Mr. Warne believed to be MORIONIO of the 

 Ravennate, has acquired a much higher importance from its 

 undoubted connexion with the other branch way, the discovery of 

 which is, in a great measure, due to our respected President, and 

 ably described by him in vol. ix. of our "Proceedings." It is 

 manifest that this branch, which is traced from the border of 

 Dorset at Ashmore to a junction with the Via Icen., near Badbury, 

 there unites with the Vicinal Way we have just described, so as to 

 constitute one continuous line of Roman road to the N". shore of 

 Poole Bay. This is its S.W, terminus ; its Northern has not yet 

 been found ; but we venture to hope that our antiquarian friends 

 on the Wilts side of the border will kindly direct their observation 

 so as to ascertain if any traces of our branch can be detected 

 beyond what are already known of it as " coming up Donhead 

 Hollow from the Vale of Wardour " (Rev. J. H. Austen). We 

 are forcibly impressed with the idea of its continuation to Bath or 



