MORTIMER: PRE-IIISTORY OF THE VILLAGE OF FIMBER. 457 
From the discoveries I have made at Blealand's Nook and other 
proofs, I think it may be admitted tliat the Romans occupied the 
neighbourhood of Fimber, which is on the line of the most direct 
road from 'Eboracum to the east-coa^st, being, as before-mentioned, 
about midway between tlie two, and at a point where this road is 
intersected nearly at right angles by the Roman road from Malton to 
Beverley, and therefore just where a Roman station would certainly 
be required. This site (as before urged) seems to possess a greater 
claim to l)e Delgovitia tlian any of tlie numerous places which liave 
l)een ])revi()usly assigned to it. I therefore hopefully wait for further 
proofs, from future discoveries, to support my views. 
A SUPPOSED ROMAN CAMP AT OCTON. BY J. R. MORTIMER, 
These eartliworks being in very old grass are, excejit the west 
end, in excellent preservation : but had the ground ever been under 
the plough, no trace of the ditch and two ramparts would now have 
l)pen visible, and future excavations would only have discovered the 
filled-in trenches. 
The present appearance is that of two nearly square contiguous 
camps. They are situated on the north side of the Roman road to 
the coast, in a rather sheltered and secluded place, which is some- 
what unusual for a Roman camp. This camp cannot be seen until 
closely approached, yet sentinals placed on elevated gi'ound a few 
paces away would be able to see the advance of an enemy for a con- 
siderable distance all round, and quickly signal to the defenders 
within. 
The form of this camp is shown on the plan (fig. 1 ). Its most 
eastern portion is quite perfect, and measures 80 yards by 68 yards 
internally, whilst its western and somewhat larger portion is not so 
perfect. The west end of this division of the camp is obliterated by 
tlie foundations of old buildings, which at one time stood upon it. 
This camp possesses a very uncommon feature. Its main and 
probably only entrance, unless there was one in the west end, now 
obliterated, seems to have been by a deep sunk way entering its 
southern side through the outer rampart into the ditch, and continu- 
I 
