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This Barrow was visited by our Club, July 17th, 1856, and a 
notice of it will be found in the proceedings of the Somerset 
Archeological and Natural History Society, for the year 1858 
(p.55.) tis also recorded by Mr. Sayer in his History of Bristol, 
but in its ruined condition has ceased to be of the interest it 
would have been, and which now attaches to all monuments of an 
early Celtic population. Very few examples remain in this island 
of structures of a similar kind. These are now beginning to be _ 
valued, and are receiving that attention which had it been be- 
stowed upon them years ago would have saved many from 
wanton destruction, and have aided greatly in the elucidation of 
the manners and customs of our forefathers. The Nemnet 
Tumulus seems to have been as perfect when first discovered as 
that at Wellow. This was happily preserved from neglect, and 
probably from destruction, by the exertions of this Field Club. 
Within the last twenty years Tumuli of a similar construction, 
though less perfect, have been opened and examined in Gloucester- 
shire. The Tumulus at Uley, which was visited by this Club, is 
sufficiently known, having been so well described by Dr. Thurnam 
in the proceedings of the Archeological Institute. When that 
interesting relic was visited three years ago by this Club it was 
found to have been wantonly injured above the capstone of the 
entrance, and unless attention has been paid to replacing the 
stones it must soon become a mass of ruins. The attention of 
the Cotteswold Field Club was called to this at the time, as it 
more naturally came under their province, to arrest, if possible, 
the work of demolition, but I have not heard what result has 
followed the effort of our Club to preserve from destruction 
another of these ancient sepulchres. 
A Tumulus of similar construction was opened and examined 
at Rodmarton, by the Rev. S. Lysons, F.S.A. An account of 
this will be found in the “ Proceedings of the Society of Anti- 
quaries, June 4, 1864,” in the plan and drawings, and also in a 
work entitled “Our British Ancestors,” (p. 136), by the same 
