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fquare, containing about an acre and an half ; the wall round 

 it of earth and ftone, very fair ; a pleafant flowing rill, called 

 Bardon-Burn, warning its eaftern fkirts, in its courfe to Bardon- 

 mill, overlooked by Barkham-hills : a deep ditch or hollow, called 

 in this country a clugh, to the fouth ; one of the natural arbours 

 large, compofed of white thorn, birch, oak, and nut-buihes, 

 giving a pleafant Ihade. 



The Via Vacinalis from Caer-vorran to Walwick-Cbcfters comes clofe 

 up to the north fide of it, on which a Roman military ftone is ftill 

 {landing, by a gate called Caudley-gate, near the brink of Bardon- 

 ftrcamlet ; alfo another a mile weft from it, in a ftraight line ; 

 the road very fair ; the mile-ftones in fine prefervation, of white 

 rag, fix feet, four inches, in diameter, and near as much in 

 height above ground, of a round figure, like large rollers. 



Some Roman moes and fandals were digged up by Mr. Warlur- 

 ton, the late Somer/et-heraid, which he gave to the royal fociety. 

 A winged image, wanting the head and feet, about three inches 

 long, was found and prcfentcd to Dr. Hunter. A 'Roman Hypo- 

 canjlum or fudatory has been alfo difcovered, of which the lad 

 mentioned inquifitive and induftrious antiquary gives this ac- 

 count. " Some years ago, on the weft fide of this place, about 

 " fifty yards from the walls thereof, there was difcovered under a 

 *' heap of rubbifli a fquare room ftrongly vaulted above, and paved 

 " with large fquare ftones fet in lime, and under this a lower n o i}, 

 " whofe roof was fupported by rows of fquare pillars of about 

 " half a yard high : the upper room had two niches, like (and 

 " perhaps in the nature of) chimneys on each fule of every corner 

 l< or fquare, which in all made the number fixtccn ; the pavement 

 " of this room, as alfo its roof, were tinged black with inioak, 

 " The ftones ufed in vaulting the upper room have Lcea marked 



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