ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. $ 



The ftation or fort is nearly in the form of a fquare, the grand 

 wall making a flexure round it to the fouth, and then afcending 

 the precipices ; the ground within it four acres and a half, as 

 meafured by Mr. Waller, furveyor of the military road through 

 Cumberland. At the eaft end of it, a Human ikeleton was found by 

 the workmen employed in digging up the foundations for mak- 

 ing that road ; the offeous parts, particularly the fkull and teeth, 

 frefh and fair, but on being expofed to the air, the whole turned 

 to duft. 



A fmall, but very fair Roman altar was found fome years ago, 

 infcribed, 



DEO VITERINO. 



Alfo a fmall brafs Lar. The Romans facrificed to the Lares on 

 .May-day; the violet then in bloom; their altars fragrant with it 

 and aromatic drugs. 



Praeftitibus Maj<e laribus, videre Kalendas 



Aram conftitui, parvaque figna Deum. Ovid. 



Hie noftrum placabo Jovem, laribufque paternis 



Thura dabo, omnes Viola jactabo colores. Juv. Sat. xii. 



Panchteis adolefcunt ignibus aras. Virg. Geo. iv. 



The altars blaze with rich Arabian fweets. War ton. 



They are both in the pofTeffion of Mifs Fanny Bacon, of Neivbrough. 



A Roman ring, with a victory, on a coarfq Cornelian, was found 

 and fold to Mr. Horjley^ of which he takes notice *. 



* Brit. Rom. 



Mr. 



