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turrets, said to have been placed at intervals of 300 yards 

 along the wall, were noticed. This is the only one of these 

 turrets remaining along the whole length of the wall. 

 Reaching the top of the next hill, a Castellum was examined. 

 The wall here has been built over basaltic rock, through 

 which, however, the Romans had indomitably cut their way, 

 so as to keep their fosse at a uniform level. Entire blocks 

 of stone, one of them calculated to weigh 13 tons, have been 

 removed with enormous labour ; this, the largest of many 

 huge blocks, has been subsequently split ; several of the 

 others bear marks of similar but unsuccessful attempts to 

 break them up. The view from this hill was magnificent. 

 Turning homewards, the remains of a Roman camp composed 

 of earth were examined ; this camp, Dr Bruce supposes to 

 have been occupied during the building of the wall. And 

 now returning along General Wade's road, the party reached 

 Chollerford, having taken about an hour to the return 

 journey, all well appetised by their walk. After an excellent 

 dinner, in an upper room outside the hotel, our numbers 

 being too large to be accommodated in the house, an in- 

 teresting paper on Stamfordham Church, by the Rev. J. F. 

 Bigge, was partly read. It will appear in our Proceedings. 

 Dr Bruce then read an elaborate paper, on Coventina's Well 

 and its contents ; for which, as well as for his unwearied ex- 

 ertions during the day, which had afforded so much gratifi- 

 cation to the members of the Club, a hearty vote of thanks 

 was paid him at the instance of the President. 



The last field meeting of the year was held at Newtown 

 St. Boswells, on the 26th September, and notwithstanding 

 that there was nothing very specially attractive in the pro- 

 gramme for the day, it was largely attended, the following 

 being present — Dr C. Douglas, President ; Dr F. Douglas and 

 Mr Hardy, Secretaries; Sir George H. S. Douglas, Bart., 

 M.P. ; Drs Dewar and Grierson, Melrose ; and Dr Robertson, 

 Otterburn ; the Rev. Drs. Gloag and Allardyce ; the Revs. J. 

 F. Bigge, J. Farquharson, A. Gourlay, M. H. Graham, J. S. 

 Green, J. Hunter, D. Paul, R. F. Proudfoot, J. M. Robertson, 



