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important link might be illustrated between the Britons and 
the Romans in the occupation of these islands. 
The Rev. Canon Greenwell said they nearly always 
found within half a mile of these barrows very abundant 
traces of habitation. That occurred so frequently that he 
could not have the least doubt they belonged to the same 
people. The people belonging to the fortified places and 
the hut circles were the people buried in these mounds. 
"With reference to the mounds mentioned by Mr. Briggs, 
from what he had said they evidently seemed to be 
barrows. 
Alderman Brown inquired whether the remains that had 
been found in these barrows belonged to the original or to 
the conquering race ? 
The Rev. Canon Greenwell said- in the main he supposed 
they belonged to the conquering race. In reply to the other 
question, the Rev. gentleman said he supposed the remains 
at the top of Ingleborough to be really the hut circles he 
had described. 
In answer to a question from Mr. Sewell, 
Mr. Greenwell said that amongst a large number of the 
barrows opened there were no traces of Roman art and of 
Roman influence ; and although Mr. T. Wright ascribed them 
to Post-Roman times, there were no indications favourable 
to such a conclusion. 
Mr. Barber, in some very complimentary remarks, moved 
that the thanks of the meeting be tendered to the Rev. 
Canon Greenwell, for his very valuable and interesting paper. 
He suggested the importance of Bradford gentlemen direct- 
ing their attention to these archaeological researches, expressed 
his conviction that on Baildon Moor, and other little explored 
places in the district, there existed ancient barrows which 
might be examined with profit, and said that Mr. Greenwell 
would no doubt find great pleasure at any time in joining an 
