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The barrow, which I saw so much reduced in height, plainly 

 appears in Mac Lanchlan's plan (1847), and he writes with 

 regard to it and the sites of the others : — 



" On the south side near the south-west angle there was, 

 within recollection, a tumulus about 5 feet high, which was 

 taken away for manure, and several holes have been dug for the 

 same purpose where the ground appeared to have been enriched 

 by some animal or other deposit. The tumulus was formed of 

 stones, taken from the river apparently, and in the centre was a 

 compartment containing some ashes, shewing it to have been a 

 place of sepulture." 



I have already mentioned the finding of urns* at or near the 

 camp, but whether British or Roman is unknown. 



During 18 centuries Tregaer Camp has been tilled by more 

 than 50 generations, therefore it is not surprising that the farmer 

 should have picked up within its area (as he did, towards its 

 northern side) a silver coin of Queen Elizabeth, dated 1593. 

 Other articles of silver, one a sort of case, he told me, had 

 previously been found, which he supposed had belonged to the 

 Roman soldiery. 



We must now refer to the "undoubtedly Roman" relics 

 unearthed in the locality. 



From Wallis we learn, putting his various accounts together, 

 that this small Roman Camp (larger however than the one next 

 to be described) was long regarded merely as a square field, the 

 rampart, or part of it, having been thrown into the ditch. On 

 digging out the gripe, as the part nearest the hedge is called, 

 Roman urns of Samian fine red ware, ornamented with leaves, 

 &c, with others of common clay of coarse mould, were found 

 (and broken !), with coins of Vespasian, &c. 



The fragments of pottery, with coins of Vespasian, Trajan, 

 and others, picked up near the spot (the large brass coin of 

 Trajan was found on the other side of the ford), passed into the 

 possession of Mr. Flamank, proprietor of the estate, and the 

 Rev. John "Wallis. 



*Ante, paragraph preceding Harlyn. 



