342 Extracts from a Common-place Book of Dr. Stuheley. 



'• At Compton Basset, not far from Marlborough, westward, houses 

 made of stones as big as those at Stonehenge, standing endwise. 



" Milbarrow in Wilts, between Monkton and Aubury. 'Tis about 

 a yard high and set about with stones. A mile west from Marl- 

 borough towards Hakpen, is another barrow like it with four large 

 stones within the broad end, of a pyramidal form. On a hill south 

 from West Kennet, another very like the former. In Chippenham 

 parish a mile off, Bitiston is Hubbas low, a barrow like the former, 

 but no stones ; 'tis 60 paces long, composed of small stones. 



" Near Aubury and Kennet, Wilts, stand 3 large stones upright, 

 very like, [in margin, " very unlike "] the Devil's Arrows at 

 Burrowbridge, called the Devil's Coyts. 



"In the parish of Kennet lyeth this monument (of three stones). 

 The stones are 11 or 12 foot long — in 1643, were found the scele- 

 ton of a man with a sword and dagger under them." ^ 



" Bed win, a great barrow cast up of chalk. Bedd, grave — win 

 white. This shows all barrows to be burying places. 



" Wansdike, Wilts, the Bound betwixt the W. Saxons and Mer- 

 cians ; the graff is to the north, the rampart to the south, it runs 

 thus with elbows, [in margin, "that is it humours the hills."] 



-337^ 



" Between Rockly and Marlborough on the downs lyeth a great 

 stone upon 3 lower in the way to Stonehenge and agoing thither 

 from the Grey Weathers, for from hence all seem to be fetcht 

 for the holes yet appear whence such were drawn. Another lyes 

 in the water at Tichelden. The grain reddish generally. 



"Forty five barrows in sight of Stonehenge. A». 1666, one of 

 the 7 barrows being digged up they found coals, goats' horns and 

 stags horns. [In margin, " Remains of sacrifice at the Briton's 

 burial."] Near to the penning is Normanton ditch, here in plough- 

 ing was found A". 1635, very good pewter, sold for £5. 



" Fripsbury, in Wilts, in London road, not far from Clarendon 



* Stukely gives a sketch of these stones ; they are evidently the same as those 

 mentioned by Aubrey, and figured in Mr, Long's paper on Abury, Wilts Mag., 

 vol. iv., p. 344. 



