146 The Thirty-Fifth General Meeting. 
excavations, under competent direction, might be carried out at no 
distant day, when this very interesting question might, perhaps, be 
satisfactorily disposed of. 
From Shepherd’s Shore the archeologists drove to Avebury, 
halting only at the Roman road, where Mr. Sairu called special 
attention to the conspicuous fragmeat of that road, pointing direct 
for Silbury, a matter of no small importance in reference to the 
controversy so often carried on in regard to the date of that great 
tumulus. 
Arrived at Avebury, luncheon was the first attraction, after the 
long morning’s walk in the appetising down air. This had been 
prepared in the fine old barn which Mr. Kemm, with his usual 
kindness, placed at the disposal of the Society, and which on many 
previous occasions of a similar character has done similar good service, 
and well deserves to be dubbed the “ archzologists’ Avebury dining- 
room.” After luncheon the party adjourned to the very interesting 
old Church, where the Vicar (the Ruv. Bryan Kine) gave some 
account of its history and restoration, and more especially called 
attention to some very early remains, for which he claimed a Saxon 
origin. Then the stone circles and vallum were visited, under the 
guidance of the Rev. A. C. Suir, who pointed out the original 
position of the stones and speculated on their intention, and 
especially descanted on the immense size of the area, and the 
dimensions of the circles, so very much exceeding in this respect 
the sister circle at Stonehenge. On leaving Abury the route taken 
was by West Kennet, where the remains of the avenue of stones 
were noted, and so on to Silbury, which was soon covered with 
archeologists, who spent some time on this, the largest artificial 
tumulus, not only in Great Britain, but in all probability in Europe. 
Then the party drove to the top of Cherhill Hill, and leaving the 
carriages to proceed to Cherhill, went on foot to Oldborough Camp, 
and the White Horse immediately below it, and the Monument on 
its north-western corner. Descending to Cherhill they were most 
hospitably entertained at tea in the rectory garden, by the Rev. 
W. C. and Mrs. Plenderleath; then they visited the Church and 
the famous barn, and finally drove back to Calne, which they 
