vol. xx. (i) NOTES OX ROMA' O-BRITISH BURIAL-GROUND 59 
NOTES ON A ROMANO-BRITISH BURIAL-GROUND 
(. SEPULCRETUM ) 
AT BARNWOOD, NEAR GLOUCESTER. 
BY 
ROLAND AUSTIN, 
WITH 
NOTE ON POTTERY FOUND THERE, 
BY 
ST. CLAIR BADDELEY. 
In the course of excavation begun by Messrs. Chambers 
and Co. in October, 1918, at their Barnwood gravel pits, a new- 
opening some 25 feet in width was cut on the north side of the 
Irmin Street, a short distance beyond Barnwood House and 
immediately by the site occupied by Barnwood Cottage. 
Digging started close to the side of the road, which is about 
6 feet below the level of the field, and as the accumulated 
humus v r as cleared three successive trenches, running roughly 
east and west, were found. A large quantity of soil had to be 
removed from the top of the gravel bed, and w r hen this was 
reached it was obvious that it had at some time been very much 
disturbed, and interments, some twenty in all, were found, 
ranging from to 6J feet in depth from the first level. In 
spite of the dangers inseparable from using pick and shovel 
many of the skeletons were uncovered in almost perfect state, 
and some of the skulls and bones carefully removed. 
The south side of the first trench (at the western side of the 
cutting) was 18 feet, of the second trench 30 feet, and of the 
third trench 80 feet, from the nearest tram-rail. 
