260 RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES IK" CORNWALL. 



The occurrence of the quadrate camps midway across two 

 important parts of Cornwall, the existence of the coast station, 

 the association of relics connected with them, the extensive finds 

 of coins, nearly new, in large quantities (of a particular class 

 suitable for soldiers' pay) near various creeks, &c, the uprearing 

 of Imperial and other Roman inscriptions, the vast character and 

 great number of earthworks, many British, some yet to be 

 identified as Roman, the warlike significance of the designations 

 of certain localities, the directions of the roads, the discovery of 

 Roman urns and other objects, and simple interments without 

 urns or cairns in tumuli near the camps, prove, I think, that at 

 least occasional hostilities and a constant readiness for war, 

 with some kind of continued dominant occupation, prevailed 

 throughout our Western region when the coercive Roman power 

 was cultivating our British instincts, patronizing our commerce, 

 and trafficking in our copper, lead, and tin. 



Whether the invaders found good extended tracks already 

 made by the Britons, and sufficient for their purpose, or not, they 

 evidently used, if they did not construct, the main lines of Cornish 

 roads ; and they seem to have applied their own terms to certain 

 portions of them. 



All this would indicate that Cornwall, in the matter of road 

 construction as well as in other respects, received the benefit of 

 Roman acquaintance resulting in some kind of improvement, and 

 perhaps in some localities this took the practical form of manual 

 labour performed by the troops, either in the repair of ground 

 to form a " plain street," or via, or in the building or altering of 

 a bridge. 



As much as this, I think, follows from our investigation, as 

 far as it has proceeded ; although no definite opinion can yet be 

 given as to whether or not the Giant's Hedge, the St. Agnes 

 Kledh, and the main roads were made by the soldiery of the 

 empire. 



ROMAN AND LATER INSCRIPTIONS, &c, YET TO BE 



DESCRIBED. 

 "We commenced this paper by noting certain discoveries of 

 Prehistoric remains in Cornwall, including Rock-marks, Celtic 

 urns and their curious contents (the unique cup, weapons, &c.) ; 

 and we have since, given some details of early Roman traces. 



