194 Stonehenge and its Barrows. 



11. Deposit of burnt bones, a small cup of thick and ornamented 

 pottery, and a bone pin bent into a circular form, and perforated at 

 the head. 



12. Simple interment by cremation. 



13. Nothing- found. 



14. A '*■ pond barrow.'''' 



15. 16. These, the finest tumuli of the Winterbourn group, are 

 so contiguous to each other, that their circumvallations somewhat 

 interfere. No. 15, is 89 feet in base diameter, and 14 in elevation. 

 The burnt bones of the deceased were found deposited in a box or 

 coffin of wood about o\ feet long, by 2 feet wide, placed upon the 

 native turf, and covered with a coat of blueish clay. On removing 

 the clay and mouldering fragments of the wood, two small pieces 

 of ivory were discovered, with bronze rivets through each ; and 

 afterwards a beautiful spear-head of bronze, the most perfect and 

 largest Sir Richard Hoare and Mr. Cunnington had yet foimd. 

 Close to this was another lance-head, unfortunately broken; it lay 

 above a foot from the bones, near which was a long pin of ivory, 

 neatly polished and pointed at the thinnest end. The workmen 

 found the remains of five or more skeletons at a short depth beneatb 

 the surface of the sepulchral mound. No. 16 is 112 feet in its 

 base diameter, and about 15 feet high. The original interment was 

 a skeleton, in a shallow oblong cist which had been deposited within 

 the rude trunk of an elm tree, with its head lying to the north-east. 

 On the left side of the head, a beautiful, but crushed urn, in tint 

 resembling red Samian pottery, but not more than half baked, like 

 those of British manufacture. (Tumuli, plate xv.. No. 1.) A 

 bronze dagger, which had been guarded by a case of box wood, 

 part of which had been gilt, was near the breast. Besides these 

 were a bronze pin, with an ivory handle, another spear-head of 

 bronze, moulded, and another article of ivory. (Tumuli, plate xv., 

 Nos. 2, 3, 4.) 



17. A simple interment of burnt bones. 18. Contains wdthin its 

 area three small tumuli, in each of which, at the depth of 12 inches, 

 were interments of burnt bones. In the largest, which is in the 

 centre, was a small urn, and two or three large beads of amber. In 



