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make explorations in the camp itself, and this has been done 

 with the approval of the lord of the manor, the Duke of North- 

 umberland. Under the direction of Mr. Hall, who had pre- 

 viously undertaken similar explorations, and with the efficient 

 help of Hugh Miller, Esq., F.G.S., several circular and two 

 square or oblong dwellings have been cleared out, and their 

 peculiar arrangements of doorways, partitions, etc., observed. 

 Some curious and interesting relics of the British and Eoman 

 periods have been brought to light. They consist of fragments 

 of urns and amphorae, a perfect bronze harp -shaped fibula, a 

 fluted iron ring, hand-mills, nails, etc. A kind of earth-oven 

 was also examined outside the entrance of the camp and in 

 front of its southern rampart. More extended explorations 

 will, it is hoped, be soon made, and a full account of the dis- 

 coveries published in our Transactions by Mr. Hall. 



Leaving now the line of crags we made our way to Swinburne 

 Castle the seat of J. G. Eiddell, Esq., by whose kind permission 

 we then proceeded through the extensive park to examine the 

 numerous lines of curious geological parallel terraces and a large 

 upright stone, regarded as a Druid monolith. This stone stands 

 in the middle of a pasture, and has a height above the ground 

 level of eleven feet, with a breadth of three feet six inches, and 

 a thickness of one foot one inch. Hence a pretty walk through 

 wood and lane brought us to St. Giles' Church at Chollerton, 

 where we were met by the Eev. C. Eird the Yicar. The church 

 is an interesting and ancient one, and has been thoroughly well 

 restored. Mr. Bird shewed us freshly gathered specimens of the 

 Maiden Pink, Biantlms deltoides, which used to be common on 

 the Barrasford Crags, but is now becoming very scarce. 



The afternoon was passing rapidly away, and we hurried on 

 to ChoUerford Inn, where Mrs. Eeed had tea provided for us, but 

 the accommodation was hardly sufficient for so large a party as 

 our Club mustered on this occasion. After tea the President 

 gave the members some account of the Expedition from which 

 he had just returned, and made known to them some of the more 

 interesting results which had been obtained through the dredging 

 of the French Government steamship "Ze Travailleur,''^ in the 



