548 Further Notes on Alnham. By James Hardy. 



A large black bead, probably jet, found on the Castle Hill, 

 was in the possession of Mr William Coulson, Corbridge. It is 

 figured here of the natural size. 



The large circular camp at Eobert's Law, mentioned by Mr 

 Dixon, is remarkable for the preservation of a tradition respect- 

 ing it, which also still lingers near Bolton and Lemington. It 

 is said that " the Saxons, on an invasion of the Danes, marched 

 from this encampment, and encountered the invaders at Battle 

 Bridge near to Lemington ; but were defeated with great 

 slaughter." [Mackenzie's Northd. ii. p. 44.] Two small silver 

 coins were found in the camp, but the impressions were illegible. 



Some years ago, continues the historian, " a large tumulus 

 was opened between Netherton and Biddleston. It contained 

 an urn with ashes and charcoal, placed, after the manner of the 

 Britons, within 4 stones and a cover." 



Burradon is about a mile S. W. of Netherton, Here some 

 interesting discoveries were made by Canon Greenwell. 1. A 

 flint celt, of narrow, lengthened, oblong wedge form, " a beauti- 

 ful implement, of a very rare form. It is of ochreous-coloured 

 flint polished all over." It is 8 J inches long; 2| inches across 

 the broad end, and 1^ inches at the narrow end. Figured in 

 Evans's " Flint Implements," p. 94, fig. 47. 2, Another fine 

 polished celt, found with No. 1, is of a dark-coloured porphyritic 

 stone, and has the angles of the flat sides slightly rounded. It 

 is wedge-shaped about 4^ inches long, by 2 inches at the bi-oad, 

 and 1 inch at the narrow end. It is Evans's figure. No. 58, 

 p. 105. I.e. Both are in the Greeuwell Collection in the British 

 Museum. 



A stone axe from a cist at Burradon, is preserved in the 

 Alnwick Castle Museum. (Mr Tate's Notes, 1863). 



