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boundary between Hampshire and Wiltshire, the other on Damer- 

 ham Knoll in Hampshire, where it is shown on the Ordnance maps 

 as a continuation of Bokerley Dyke. The main object was to test 

 the theory that it had served as a covered way. In neither section 

 did the floor or sides of the ditch show any signs of use. The 

 only relics found were four very small shards of pottery and a 

 rubber stone at the bottom of the ditch in the second section and 

 two similar shards within the bank. The evidence is insufficient 

 for dating purposes. 



Spring Pond Enclosure. — Mr. Sumner also reports 



that he has been excavating in a large enclosure, described as a 

 Romano-British pastoral enclosure, near Spring Pond on Rock- 

 bourne Down. An account will be issued hereafter. 



Hampshire. — Silchester. — Mr. J. B. Karslake has been 

 examining some earthworks at a point known as "the Beeches" to 

 the south-east of the eastern gate of the Roman " Calleva." The 

 excavations revealed the eastern entrance through the outer entrench- 

 ment at this point and at the same time proved that this outer 

 entrenchment extended to the east of the city, which had hitherto 

 been doubtful. The entrance was flanked by two oval and three 

 circular enclosures, surrounded by earthen banks, the object of which 

 is obscure. A pit was also found in rear of the entrance which may 

 have served as a soakaway. A heavy flint hammer-stone, fragments 

 of Romj&n tiles, and some shards of coarse pottery were found in the 

 filling of the ditches, etc., and a fragment of the handle of a Roman 

 amphora in the soakaway pit. 



Lancashire.— BiRKuiGd. — The "Druid's Circle" at Birkrigg, in 

 the parish of IJrswick, near Ulverston, has been excavated by the 

 Rev. C. Gelderd, D.Sc, and Mr. J. Dobson. A double pavement was 

 found beneath the turf and at least four crenuition burials, described 

 as Bronze Age, were unearthed, with one of which an earthenware 

 vessel was found. (Soc^ Jiihlioni-aphy, (leldenl). A small haiM-ow on 

 Birkrigg was also partly explofi'd and inliunialion luirials (disturl)t>il) 

 were found. 



