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the exact point of junction between these two formations, at 
the east end of Blackmoor Wood, and within the limits of the 
present gardens of Blackmoor House, is a small square island, 
surrounded by a moat of water ; and behind, and higher than 
Blackmoor House, to the north (also included within the present 
gardens), is a piece of land formerly called the " Chapel Field." 
Here, at the spot marked A on the map, while the foundations 
were being dug in 1867 for a kitchen-garden wall, the first 
discovery of Eoman, or Eoman-British, remains was made. A 
large sepulchral earthenware vase (Plate II.) was dug up, much 
broken in the upper part; in which were contained a small 
bronze cup, enamelled in various colours (Plate I.), nearly perfect ; 
and the remains of a bronze patera of extreme thinness, of which 
what seems to have been a handle is figured (No. 6) in Plate VI. ; 
also one large bronze coin, much worn, which is pronounced by 
competent authority to be of Lucius Verus. There were in 
this vase some small remains of bones. 
In other parts of the gardens and grounds, and in digging 
the foundations for the house and offices, there were found many 
fragments of various articles of Eoman pottery, including some 
of Samian, or imitated from Samian ware ; some Eoman tiles, 
many of which were in the island already mentioned, and seem 
to have belonged to flues for the passage of hot water or air ; a 
bronze Celt or axe-head (Figure 2, Plate IV.) ; a large leaden ring, 
such as might have been run through a staple fixed into a post 
or wall ; and two iron axe-heads ; an iron socket for receiving 
the head of an axe or other weapon ; a large iron cattle-bell ; 
and fragments of iron nails, &o. The dates of these leaden 
and iron articles (all which were much oxidated) I do not 
profess to determine. 
In 1868, the moat round the small island (marked B on the 
map) was cleaned out : and at the bottom of it were found a 
large earthenware water- vessel (Plate HI.) and a small earthen- 
ware drinking-cup (Figure 1, Plate IV.), both in excellent pre- 
servation. 
A reservoir, for the storage of water, was constructed under 
the Temple ''hanger," at the spot marked C on the map, in 
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