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The Celt, the Roman, and the Saxon : a history of the early inhabitants of Britain, down to the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity ; illustrated by the ancient remains brought to light by recent research / by Thomas Wright ; with numerous engravings on wood (1902)

Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877 · London : Paul, Trench, Trubner · leaf 202

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appears asfrcsii as if it had been the work of yesterday. Such was tlierase with the town walls at Lymne, as well as the lower partsof the walls at Kichborough as shown in our cut on p. 173.On the walls of Ciliirniun. on Hadrians Wall, as on those of CHAP. VJ.] ROMAN WALLS. 187 Pevensey, tlie marks… … AVall at Housesteads in Northumberland {Borcovicm,), This latter is a very good example of Roman masonry. Thewalls, even in houses, had generally one or two set-off coursesof stone at the bottom. Tliere were two, as we here see, in thewalls of Borcovicus, and tliis seems to have been geserally…

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