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coins, more pottery, part of a sword, a stone battle-axe, 
broken rings, arrow and spear heads, and animal bones 
rewarded the researches. 
Surrounding the position of the stones already mentioned, 
the foundation stones of a wall, four feet in thickness and 
about fifteen feet distant, running in a south-east direction, 
was laid bare, but not followed up to its termination. And 
also another trending in a north-easterly direction, likewise 
not explored, occupying the same distance and apparently 
for the purpose of supporting some superstructure, but what 
that was it remains to conjecture, and no trace beyond the 
layer of stones and mortar has been found. 
In an old work on the antiquities of Filey, by one John 
Gole, I find an allusion which runs thus : — " A stone, 
of which we give a representation, was dug up at a place 
called Raven Hill, on a high promontory, named Peak, near 
Robin Hood's Bay, the inscription on which demonstrates 
the existence of a Roman Fort at that place, probably 
belonging to a chain of Forts erected along the coast to 
repel the incursions of the Saxons, and other pirates. 
Besides the Fort at Dunsley, guarding the landing place at 
Sands End, there was probably a Fort on Whitby east cliff 
to defend the . harbour, another at Scarborough castle, ' one 
near Filey Bridge,' and one at Flamborough Head. The 
inscription on the stone ran thus : — 
" ivstinianvs. P.P. 
Vindicianvs. 
M.A.S.B. iter. w. P.R. 
M. Csestrum. Feet. 
A.C.O." 
Which, translated is : — " Justinian, governor of the 
province, and Yindician, general of the forces of upper 
Britain for the second time, with the younger provincial 
