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dary Wilkinson. Mr. James Furgusson had in an article in the 

 " Quarterly Review," July, 1860, onStonehenge and Avebury, 

 attempted to show that Silbury Hill, a part of the arrangement 

 of Avebury, was situated on the Roman road, and proved 

 that the whole belonged to a period subsequent to the depar- 

 ture of the Romans, and regarded the monument at Avebury 

 as intended to commemorate Arthur's twelfth and last battle 

 of Baden Hill, fought A.D.516or520. He regarded the arrange- 

 ment of the stones as marking out the line or place of the battle, 

 and Silbury Hill as marking the place where the leader fell. 

 This was disputed by Sir J. Lubbock and Professor Tyndall, 

 and the discussion turned upon the exact course of the 

 Roman road. Mr. Fergusson maintained that the hill was on 

 it. Sir J. Lubbock and Professor Tyndall agreed with Sir R- 

 C. Hoare, Mr. Long, and others that the road swerved to the 

 south, and did not pass under the hill. To settle this point 

 it was arranged that the Wilts Archaeological Society should 

 investigate it, by digging into the hill and by opening the 

 course of the Roman road at certain intervals. Through the 

 courtesy and kindness of Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Cunnington, 

 I was invited to take part in this investigation, which was 

 fixed for Tuesday, 22nd Oct. of last year, 1867. The weather 

 was fortunately most favourable, and having met Mr, 

 Wilkinson at Calne, I proceeded on the line to Abury, and 

 took up my abode with Mr. Cunnington, at the Wagon and 

 Horses Inn, Beckhampton. Having at the request of the 

 Archaeological Institute made a report to them upon what 

 was then done, I shall now lay it before this meeting, only 

 supplying firom Mr. Wilkinson's account any circumstance 

 that is better stated than in my own. 



Bath ; November 26th, 1867. 

 Dear Mr. Way, 



In compliance with your request that I should place before the 

 Archaeological Institute, at their meeting in this month, some 



