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the time. If they are still in existence, it is not publicly known 

 who possesses them. The record in the Mail, which appeared in 

 the number for November 4, 1802, is as follows : — " There was 

 found, a few days ago, by some workmen employed to dig up 

 stones, not far from the public road between Belford and 

 Hownam-Kirk, two urns, resembling the ancient Roman urns, 

 but fabricated of much coarser materials than those of Hercu- 

 laneum, now exhibited in the British Museum. One of them 

 is a good deal smaller than the other. The largest was filled 

 with bones, which had been broken or beat to pieces. Parts 

 of the skull were very discernible. The smaller one also, 

 in all probability, had contained bones, as a small piece of bone 

 was observed near the mouth of it, though, when found, it was 

 full of black earth, laying on one side, probably moved by some 

 accident from its first position ; as the other, full of bones, was 

 placed horizontally, with its mouth undermost. They were 

 found not far from the surface of the ground, deposited under a 

 heap of stones, regularly built around them, and which occa- 

 sioned a small rising in the ground. This tumulus seems to be 

 nearly at an equal distance between the remains of two ancient 

 camps, one of which is situated in the parish of Hownam, and 

 appears to have been strongly and regularly fortified with three 

 rows of deep trenches facing to the north, with fences of wall to- 

 wards the north. This place of strength is only three miles dis- 

 tant from the Roman road." 



Notices of Arrival of Birds, &c, at Weetwood Hall. By 

 Mr R. G. Bolam. 



Sand Martins 



Sand Pipers 



Redstart 



Cuckoo 



Wheatear 



Corn Crake heard - 



Hawthorn in blossom, 



Green Sand-Piper on Till banks 



Redshank on Till banks in July, several times. 



a. Sand Martins appeared on 3rd April _ (Doddington Lane), but cold 

 "weather coming, they disappeared ; and I did not notice them again until 

 24th April, at Bothbury, and 25th at Weetwood Bridge. 



b. I noticed the first "Wheatear on 1st April (Whitsun Bank) ; but not 

 again until the 25th, near Bell's Hill, after which they were plentiful. 



Q 



1875. 



1876. 



^pril 17 



April 3 — Note a, 



ii 25 



ii 23 



ii 25 



ii ii 



„ 25 



„ 30 



,i 24 



„ 1 — Note b. 





May 8 



May 8 



„ 21 



nks 



- March 28 



