By William Long, Esq. 143 



at one corner of the Penning.^ At the end of these graves were 

 stones, which the people of late yeares, sc. since 1640, have fetcht 

 away : for in these parts, stones (except flint stones) are very scarce. 

 Mrs. Trotman of Bishopstone, wife of Anth: Trotman, who then 

 lived at the farme (from whom I have these excellent remarques and 

 traditions concerning' Stonehenge and these Barrows) told me that 

 there were some letters on the stones : but what they were I could 

 not learn. 



"Near the Penning aforesaid, where the Kings-graves are, is 

 Normanton-ditch, but why so called, no tradition. In the field 

 thereby hath been found, by ploughing, within 80 years last past 

 (sc. about 1638 or 1640) as much Pewter as was sold for five pounds, 

 the shephard had pitcht through it in many places in pitching for 

 their Fold. It was pure pewter, here were not any Coines found. 



" In this Farme is Pitt-poole, which is so called from a King, who 

 upon his escape, rideing hastily downe the Sheep-shoot, was then 

 drowned. See the Chronicle de hoc. 



"About Stoneheng areSeaven Barrows (called so by the Travellers) 

 one whereof is called Panbarrow. Quaere the names of the rest of 

 the barrows. Mrs. Trotman says that one of the Chronicles recites 

 the names of these Barrows, and who are there buried, but I much 

 doubt it. Mrs. Trotman knows a man that sawe the digging, and 

 will enquire of him dates. 



" Capt. J. Ryves says, are severall Barrowes that retain Danish or 

 Saxon names, sed non credo.^^ 



On the next page is a note to his description of Gawen^s Barrow, 

 in the parish of Broad Chalke, which the writer would like to print: 

 " I never was so sacralegious as to disturb or rob his urne : let his 

 ashes rest in peace : but I have oftentimes wish't that my corps 

 might be interred by it : but the Lawes ecclesiastick denie it. Our 



' This word " Penning " or " Pennings " seems to be in use in other parts of 

 Wiltshire. Sir R. C. Hoare speaks of a " Great Penning," near Tilshead 

 (Ancient Wilts, i., p. 94.) ; and Dean Merewether speaks of a " Penning," near 

 Abury ; " at Mr. George Brown's above Beckhampton." " The phrase belongs 

 to a disused enclosure adjoining the farm-yard and fold near at hand. The 

 term ' Penning,' is applied by the husbandmen to other similar enclosures and 

 earthworks.'" (Salisbury Vol. of Arch. Institute, pp. 109, 110.) 



