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Leicestershire. — Kirkby Muxloe. — The ditch of Kirkby Muxloe 

 Castle has been cleared out and the position of the drawbridge 

 discovered. 



Lincolnshire. — Horncastle. — The Committee have been 

 consulted respecting some earthworks which were being examined 

 by Mr. A. M. Livesey, of Stourton Hall, Horncastle. The attention 

 of Lincolnshire archaeologists was accordingly called to the work, 

 which was visited by several experts. Canon J. Clare Hudson is 

 of opinion that the discoveries included pre- Roman, Roman and 

 monastic remains, but no one who has visited the place has been 

 able to draw any definite conclusions. 



Norfolk. — Heacham-on-Sea.^ — Mr. Bellerby Lowerison, in con- 

 junction with the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia, proposes 

 this summer to investigate a group of mounds in this parish 

 which may prove to be long barrows. The mounds, which are 

 seven in number, are stated to have been originally 40 yards 

 long. 



Northumberland— CoRBRiDGE. — Work was again carried on 

 last year on the site of Corstopitum. The discoveries included a 

 curious carved slab, probably funereal, various remains of inscrip- 

 tions and sculptures," and a hoad of 159 gold coins. 



Somerset.— Bath. — The Bath and District branch of the 

 Somersetshire Archaeological Society has carried out several 

 excavations during the year. Besides the discovery of various 

 interments in the neighbourhood, several barrows on Lansdown 

 were examined. A Roman inhabited site was also discovered in 

 the same locality near the camp above Northstoke, and a cutting 

 made in this camp disclosed an apparent well. 



Except for the above, exploration work in the county is 

 reported to be at present confined to Glastonbury Abbey and 

 Meare Lake Village. 



Surrey. — Chelsham. — Cuttings were made last year by the 

 Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society in some earthworks 



