By W. Jerome Harrison, F.G.S. Ill 



Pitt-Rivers, Lt. Gen. A. H. Lane-Fox. 1897. Presidential 

 Address : Eoyal Arclueol. Inst. [Dorchester]. Archoiological 

 Journ., LIV. 311—339. 



Describes his own work, first in Egypt, and afterwards in Wiltshire. Makes 

 an urgent plea for " greater precision and detail in excavation " of ancient 

 earthworks, barrows, etc. 



Pliny (the Elder) [A.D. 23 — 79] : Roman naturalist. 

 A.D. 77. NATURi*; Historiarum; or Historia Naturalis 



[Natural History]. 

 1601. Translation by Holland : London. 

 1855. Translation by Bostock ; six vols., 8vo. : (Bohn's Series) : 



London. 



The best critical edition is probably that by Sillig (Leipzig, 1831 — 36; in 

 five vols., 12mo.) 



Tiberius put down Druidism in Gaul ; but it flouris])ed till a later period in 

 Britain. References [Bohn] to Britain:— I., 109, 150; II., 437, 468, 

 500 ; IV., 390 ; V., 85—6, 426 ; VI., 27, 94, 215, 399. The Druids, III., 

 35—6 J v., 42, 390, 426. Max Miiller writes :— " The thrilling accounts 

 of the white robes and golden sickles of the Druids belong to Pliny's 

 'Natural History' (xvi., c. 44), by no means a safe authority in such 

 matters." 



Plot, Dr. Robt. [1640—1696] : Antiquary. 

 1677. Natural History of Oxfordshire; fol., Oxford. 

 1705. Second Edition ; fol., x. 366, x. ; with sixteen plates : 

 Oxford and London. 

 Plate XVI. includes the Roll-wright stones. 



1686. Natural History of Staffordshire; 4to., xvi., 



450 ; with index ; illustrated : Oxford. 

 Later Editions, fol, 1679, and 1696. 



Stonehenge is neither Roman nor Danish ; but was " set up probably as 

 some British Forum or Temple " (p. 398). 



PocOCke, Dr. Rich.. [1704— 11 Q5]: Bishop of Meath; traveller. 

 1754. Travels through England. [MS.] 

 1889 : two vols., 4to., xv., 239 ; and vi., 319 ; Camden Society : 

 London. 



See Vol. I., pp. 57, 59; and Vol. II., p. 57. Pococke visited Stonehenge 

 while on his way from Wilton to " Ambresbury." 



