ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 37 

 This ftone is now at Mr. Lo-wes'a Seat at Ridley-Hall. 



A large ftone, in the altar-form, was lately digged up at this 

 ftation, with the fculpture of a red deer in the center, leaning 

 againft a tree, and two fawns at the bottom, in relief. It is now 

 {landing in a field on the north fide of the houfc of Hugh Ridley, 

 at Archy-fat, adjoining to the ftation, who placed it there to 

 anfwer the life of a rubbing ftone for cattle. It was two feet 

 thick, when it was turned out of the ground, but he fplit it 

 nearly in the middle downwards, to make it eafier to remove. It 

 is of the fine white rag, adorned with moldings. 



Manyjtags horns have been digged up ; fome of an unufual 

 fize; one, prefented to me, meafures round at the bafe nins 

 inches ; ftriated lengthways, and ftuddcd with fmall irregular 

 tubercles. The feftival of the Roman hunters, facrcd to Diana, 

 was 1 3th Angujty when flags were facrificcd (n). A temple, per- 

 haps built in honour of her, was difcovcrcd by fome mafons in 

 digging for ftones, fome years ago, adorned with doric pilafters 

 and capitals, which periilied under the ftrokes of their tools, 

 being unacquainted with the value of fuch a curiofity. It was 

 at the weft end of the ftation. 



Urns, of various fizes, with ames in them, were found in 

 digging by the above-mentioned Hugh Ridley, on the north fide of 

 his houfe ; both of fine and coarfe pottery, incautioufly broken 

 by his fpade ; one of them as fmall as a pint-mug. 



In the fouth-weft end of the Wetl-Houfe, belonging to William 

 Smith, built about twelve years ago, at the weft end of the ftation, 

 by the fuburbs, is an altar infcribcd, 



(n) Stukelcys Richard of Cirencefter, p 43. 



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