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Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath. He describes the 
barrow as of oval form, 107 feet in length, 50 in extreme width, 
and 13 in height. The walls are formed of thin stones. The 
length of the passage is about 47 feet, and there are six cross 
chambers, besides the two at the end. Mr. Skinner found 
some skulls and bones and evidences of cremation, but the 
contents of the tomb had been greatly disturbed since it was 
opened in 1739. For a full description of the tumulus by Sir 
R. C. Hoare, see ‘‘ Archeologia,’’ the proceedings of the 
Somerset Archeological Society, in 1858, and for the Roman 
pavements found in the vicinity, Mr. Skinner’s carefully 
illustrated book in the library of the Institution. The pave- 
ments are now covered up. 
Faringdon and Coxwell, April 18th, 1g06.—It was doubtless 
the uncertainty of the weather which caused such a small 
muster for the trip to Faringdon and Coxwell. It had been 
intended that a visit should be paid to Uffington Castle, White 
Horse Hill, and Wayland Smith’s Cave, but the party being so 
small it was resolved that the ground to be covered should be 
restricted in area, and, starting from the Great Western station 
at 9.54, Faringdon was reached at 11.25, and the party drove 
to Great Coxwell, where the fine tithe barn, by permission of 
the owner (Mr. Gerring) was visited. This barn, though not 
so long as those at Glastonbury, Bradford, or Place, is of 
unusual height, with a very sharply pitched roof. The support- 
ing posts rest on masonry bases, and an extraordinary amount 
of timber is employed in the superstructure. A curious 
feature is a sort of transept, the door in which, leading 
by steps into the barn, has been bricked up. This annexe 
is now used as a stable. The Church consists of nave and 
chancel only, with a tower, the arch into the tower being small. 
The rood stairs have only recently been re-opened. The 
pulpit, somewhat dilapidated, is of the usual Jacobean char- 
acter. The only feature of interest about the church, except 
a somewhat doubtful Norman doorway, is a brass in the floor 
of the nave, to one ‘‘ William Morys, sometime fermer of Cokes- 
hall,” and his wife. There are the figures of two children 
under the husband, but the space under the wife is blank. There 
isno date. This brass has been considered to be 16th century, 
but looks earlier. The word “‘ fermer’”’ would seem to in- 
dicate a “‘ farmer of taxes.” 
A short walk led to Ballard’s pit, a gravel quarry which is 
literally teeming with fossils, mostly of Neocomian sponges, 
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