20 REPORT OF MEETINGS FOR 1901 



found in some exploratory trenches, cut by Mr Havrefield 

 in September 1900, of an extension of the Camp northwards 

 by the addition of the portion at present lying north of the 

 line of the wall, which enabled two extra side gateways to 

 be made outside the line of the wall. In the northern guard 

 chamber of this gateway are the remains of an oven, inserted 

 during the latter part of the Roman occupation. Then Mr 

 Gibson pointed out the general arrangements of the gateway, 

 which is one typical of those of the Camps on the line of 

 the Wall ; in the gateway were laid many bones of oxen, pigs, 

 stags, and sheep, and tusks of wild boars found from time to 

 time. 



Next he led us to the second (smaller) gateway on the 

 western flank of the Camp, south of the former, and ivithin 

 — i.e. to south of — the Roman Wall. Its corresponding fellow 

 gateway, on the eastern flank, is also preserved uncovered. 

 These gateways are much smaller than those outside of the wall! 

 Next he showed us the stone-built angle of the Camp, 

 with a square turret rounded on the face outside the Camp, 

 constituting its S.W. corner. On these angle turrets he believes 

 that ballistce were stationed ; as at the north-west angle turret, 

 excavated at Aesica in 1895, a heap of rounded stones wa* 

 found, weighing about two pounds each, suitable for use 

 in a small ballista. 



Turning eastward, along the southern margin of the Camp, 

 we saw one of the intermediate towers defending the wall, 

 between the angle towers and the central gateway. 



We next visited the central gateway of the southern side 

 of the Camp, whicli, like other excavated portions, is now 

 enclosed by a fence. 



Here are shown evidences of two occupations of the Camp, 

 at some considerable interval of time, in the shape of two 

 floor levels, having nearly two feet vertical difference between 

 them, two gate-levels, and two sets of pivot holes ; those of 

 the latter occupation being about eighteen inches above those 

 of the earlier period. Specimens of old Roman pottery were 

 here distributed on the stones for our inspection — parts of 

 Amphorse, Samian ware (made in Gaul and Italy), grey ware 

 (made at Upchurch, in Kent, where there was in former 

 days a large Roman factory), and numerous millstones, one 



