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dedicated to Jupiter by ^lius Rufus, " prsefectus cohortis quaitEe Lin- Votive Altar found at TTuemoulh gonum ;" but, although it was found among the remains of the supposed buildings of the earlier monastery, to the north of the existing ruins, there is no proof whatever tliat it was in situ, or that it may not have been trans- ferred thither in remote times from the adjoining station of Segedunum, Wall's End, which is known to have been garrisoned by the cohort named in the dedication^. The inscription on the tablet is imperfect and doubtful Inscritied iab.e: loaud at iyi^e » Reference has already been made to position, for building purposes. See Ar- the frequent removal, in Northumberland, chaeological Journal, vol. ii. p. 240. of Roman remains from their original