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could not have been done, had they been placed at Weighton, Godmanham, 

 or Londesburgh. 2. He was shown that from the very situation and nature of 

 the country, there required but little art to make their camp at that time almost 

 impregnable; the valleys in general being from 6o to 90 yards deep, and their 

 sides very steep. 3. That from this camp and Londesburgh they might see the 

 whole country from the Humber on the south-east, up the vale of York on the 

 west towards the north-west side ; so that no army could surprise them that way. 

 4. That they could always have a sufficient quantity of provisions, and never 

 want water, even in the hottest summers. And, 5. That there has been a Roman 

 station here, as is evident from the Roman pavement, coins, tiles, and founda- 

 tions of the ruins ; and if the Romans had a station at Weighton, Gk)dmanham, 

 or Londesburgh, they would scarcely have had one so near the other. 



All these things concur in proving this to be the site of Delgovitia; and there 

 is or can be no argument brought against it; except that, by the Itinerary, the 

 distance from Eboracum by Derventio, is set dowa-at 20 m. p. and by our mea- 

 sure the distance from York to the circular foundation, in the camp, is only 1 7-i- 

 miles, and 55 yards; so that there is above 2^- measured miles difference. In 

 answer to this, he says, may not the Itineraiy be as wrong here as in some other 

 places, which is very evident in several instances? and as it is wrong in some 

 others, doubtless it may be so in this : besides, the Romans might calculate from 

 the centre of York; and this mensuration only goes from the bar at Walmgate 

 to the circular foundation in the Roman camp. But supposing the Itinerary to 

 be exactly right, yet when the difference between the Roman Mil. Pass, and our 

 miles is calculated, he thinks it will end all disputes on that score. 



^n Appendix to the foregoing Paper. By Mr. Fr. Drake, F. R. S. 



N" 483, p. 553. 



Time, which subverts and destroys the greatest works of mankind, has an 

 equal property of bringing things to light. The Delgovitia of the Romans in 

 this country, so long sought after by Cambden, and other writers, is at length 

 discovered so far, that there is no need of any more conjecture about it. 



Being informed, in the year 1745, of some Roman curiosities found in a field 

 near Millington, on the Wolds, Dr. Burton of York and myself set out to 

 survey them. On our coming to the place, an intelligent countryman and his 

 father conducted us to a large plain field, on the south side of Millington wood, 

 where they showed several foundations of buildings under ground, on the very 

 stones of which the apparent marks of fire may be traced. Two bases of pillars, 

 of an irregular order, and a large piece of a column, were also discovered; 

 several pieces of tesselated pavements, Roman bricks, tiles, &c. were dug up. 

 The father said that, about 40 years before, he saw the foundations of a circular 



