224 Anniversary Address. 



It had been intended that the party should have crossed 

 the river here in boats to the Station of Cilurnum, on the 

 opposite bank, but in consequence of the swollen state of the 

 river, our steps had to be retraced to Chollerford bridge ; 

 crossing which, we walked down the right bank of the 

 river to Cilurnum, a great part of which has been excavated 

 under the directions of Mr Clayton. The whole area com- 

 prised within the walls of the Station extends to 5\ acres. 

 Outside the Station the gateways were first examined, that 

 next the river had a double gate ; the centre stone, on which 

 the gates closed, as well as the sockets for the pivots on 

 which they had turned, are still in existence. Inside the 

 gateways were the guard- rooms. In the interior, the forum, 

 the serarium, a bath-room, the streets, and other places that 

 had been cleared, were examined with much interest, Dr 

 Bruce explaining the various purposes to which they had 

 been applied. The arrangements lor warming the camp by 

 means of heated air, as well as the drainage, were severally 

 viewed ; some of the coals used for the furnaces are still 

 lying about, as also a quantity of bones of animals. 



On leaving Cilurnum, the party visited Chester House, 

 where, being too numerous to enter all together, they were 

 admitted by detachments, and most kindly and courteously 

 shewn, as far as time permitted, what was interesting in the 

 house by Mr Clayton, as well as by Dr Bruce, The entrance 

 hall was filled with treasures from the well near Procolitia, 

 which was excavated by Mr Clayton, in October last ; and 

 in which there were discovered many thousands of Roman 

 coins, mostly in copper, but also a few of silver and gold in 

 beautiful preservation. Mr Roach Smith, the well-known 

 numismatologist, was busy in the hall going over the coins. 

 It was announced by Dr Bruce after dinner, that, up to that 

 day included, 10,000 had been examined. Besides coins, 

 there were found in the well, a massive votive tablet, dedi- 

 cated to Coventina (an unrecorded goddess) by Titus 

 Domitius Casconianus, a Prefect, commanding the 1st Cohort 

 of Batavian auxiliaries, on which the goddess is represented 



