Lancashire. — In April, 1909, an interment circle on Banniside, 

 Coniston, was excavated by Mr. W. G. Collingwood, F.S.A. A report 

 will be printed in the next volume of the Transactions of the Cumberland 

 and Westmorland Archaeological Society. 



London. — In the spring of this year the Society of Antiquaries 

 conducted an excavation on the site of Christ's Hospital, under the 

 direction of Mr. Philip Norman, LL.D., and Mr. Francis W. Reader, 

 with the object of finding remains of the angle bastion of the City 

 Wall, where the latter after running due west turned southwards in the 

 direction of Newgate. A considerable portion of the north side of the 

 bastion was uncovered, together with a piece of the City Wall. The 

 latter showed Roman masonry of the same character as in other parts 

 of the wall that have been examined; and the bastion proved to be 

 of later date than the wall itself. This was also a feature of the 

 undoubtedly Roman bastion found under the vestry of All Hallows, 

 London Wall. Signs of an external ditch were looked for, but the 

 indications were those of a running stream at the foot of the wall. 



Monmouthshire. — Caerwent. — Excavations were resumed in 

 June, 1908, and continued till October. The chief discovery of the 

 year was an interesting temple to the east of the Forum, of which the 

 ground-plan is nearly perfect. A whole block of houses and shops 

 situated to the east of the Forum and on the north side of the high 

 road was excavated. Operations this year are being continued further 

 north, near the Amphitheatre. 



Caerleon. — The Liverpool Committee for Research in 



Wales and the Marches has been conducting excavations on the site 

 of this legionary fortress, in co-operation with the Caerleon and 

 Monmouthshire Antiquarian Association. The southern angle of the 

 defences has been examined, and very interesting results are being 

 obtained from the excavation of the amphitheatre, known as " King 

 Arthur's Round Table." A preliminary account of the work is given 

 in The Times, July 9, 1909. 



Montgomeryshire. — Caersws. — The Liverpool Committee for 

 Research in Wales is excavating this Roman fort, under the direction of 

 Professor R. C. Bosanquet, F.S.A. , and in conjunction with the 

 Powysland Club. The defences consisted of a clay rampart faced with 



