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Notes on an Ancient British Tumulus at Nympsjield, opened by the 

 Cotteswold Ckob. By James Buckman, F.G.S., F.L.S., F.S.A., &c., 

 Professor of Botany and Geology. 



The Barrow at Nympsfield, wliicli was opened by the members of the 

 Cotteswold Club in August, 1862, presents so many points of interest 

 that I venture to lay before you a short description of our proceedings, 

 to which, through the kindness of Dr. Thurnam, I am enabled to add 

 some valuable Notes on some of the skulls which were submitted to his 

 examination. 



The Tumulus is situated on an eminence known as Crawley Hill, at 

 a distance of about half a mile to the north of that of Uley, which 

 latter was opened in the year 1821, and re-opened in 1854, under the 

 direction of Mr. E. A. Freeman and Dr. Thurnam.* 



The Nympsfield Tumulus appears to have been opened on a former 

 occasion, so that on being re-opened, it was presented to the Club in a 

 much less perfect condition than that near Uley-Buiy, if indeed, it was 

 ever quite so complete ; still the plan of the two is so exactly identical, 

 that there can be little doubt but that both were the work of the same 

 period and people. The following sketch of the former is by Sir Gardner 

 Wilkinson. 





* See the full description of the Uley Tumulus by J. Thurnam, M.D., F.S. A., 

 in the Archxological Journal, Vol. xi., p. 313. 



