This avenue was closed by a perforated stone 13 feet N. 
from the entrance. The walls of the passage were constructed 
like those at Wellow of slabs of stone of considerable size, and 
the interstices filled with dry walling. The outer circuit of the 
Barrow was probably like that at Wellow finished off with dry 
walling, and the whole coated with earth. The entire length of 
the passage and the cells were covered at the top with horizontal 
slabs. Unfortunately this Tumulus was not so carefully described 
and planned by Mr. Bere, as that at Wellow by the Rev. J, 
Skinner, and the same interest was not felt at that time in 
the preservation of pre-historic monuments. It is much to be 
regretted that a careful plan and exact measurement were not 
made of the Tumulus in its perfect state, and the size of the 
slab-stones of which the chambers were composed correctly ascer- 
tained. Collinson in his History of Somerset (vol. ii. p. 318), 
makes mention of this Tumulus as situated on the borders of 
Nempnett or Nemnet and of Butcombe parishes, but standing in 
the former at a short distance from the parish church, and 
covered with briars and thick shrubs.* This account in Collin- 
son was probably communicated by Mr. Bere, as Collinson 
published his History in 1791 only two years after Mr. Bere’s 
account appeared in the “Gen. Mag.,” in 1789, or Collinson 
may have written it from personal inspection. We cannot 
but feel sorry that such a fine example of primitive sepulture 
should now be almost totally destroyed. A lime-kiln has been 
built on the site of it, and the stones of which it was composed 
burned into lime ; also a fold-yard constructed at another point, 
and the stones used for walling! A very small portion still re- 
mains just to mark the original height of the side, and the dimen- 
sions may be ascertained by a careful inspection of the ground 
which indicates where the Barrow began to riso out of the level 
field ; and the places from whence the earth has been brought 
for covering it are also discernible. 
* See also ** Rutter’s Somerset” (published 1829) Pp 124, 
