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chapters relating" to the Britons, Romans, etc. Unquestion- 

 able remains of these people have been found on Ing-le- 

 borough, but whether the author will prove his theory that 

 the 'Hill was at one time a great centre of Roman civilisation, 

 if not actually a citadel strengthened by a chain of surrounding- 

 forts, block-houses, and camps,' is another matter. Whilst there 

 is much of interest in ' Old Ingleborough, ' and we can recom- 

 mend it, we must confess that it is somewhat irritating in parts 

 from the frequency with which we are presented with what the 

 author himself terms his ' g-arrulous outbursts ! ' One of the 

 nine full-page illustrations is a photograph of the British 

 canoe now in the Leeds Museum — one of its most valuable 

 possessions. 



EARLY DEFENSIVE WORKS NEAR SHEFFIELD. 

 In a recent issue of the 'Journal of the British Archaeological 

 Association ' Mr. L Chalkley Gould gives an account of the early 



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defensive earthworks of the Sheffield district. His paper is 

 accompanied by plans of the earthworks at Wincobank, Temple- 

 borough, Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Mexborough, Bromfield, and 



1905 March i. 



