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|tote5 on ait tinbe^crikb ^ku €xxdt at Coate, 

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By A. D. Passmoee. 



I HE remaining stones of this circle, which have hitherto 

 escaped the notice of archaeologists, lie immediately in front 

 of Day House Farm, about a quarter of a mile from the village of 

 Coate and two miles from Swindon. They are now not at all 

 conspicuous, as they are all lying prostrate, and at first sight they 

 appear quite small, but on investigation with an iron bar I found 

 that they are much larger than they appear to be, the greater 

 portion of them being now buried under the turf, for though none 



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Sketch-plan of Circle of Stones at Day House Farm. 



o£ them stand more than about 18in. out of the ground, and several 

 of them only just show above the surface^ yet stone No. 6 on the 



