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Barrows on Roundwuy Hill. 



by whom it was explored in 1805. " It is circular in its form, and 

 about two feet and a half in elevation. At the depth of four feet 

 and a half, wo found a skeleton lying from west to east, and with 

 it an iron ring, and thirty bits of ivory, in form and size like chil- 

 drens' marbles cut in two : these articles were intermixed with a 

 large quantity of decayed wood, which was probably once attached 

 to the ivory." 1 



Index Map to the Barrows on Roundway Hill. 



In 1855 this barrow was again opened, and an antler of a deer, 

 and a medal, with the inscription, " Opened by Wm. Cunnington 

 1805," was found. The skeleton was disinterred, and the cranium 

 and some of the bones having been examined by Dr. Thurnam, he 

 has favoured me with the following notes on the subject. 



" The skull is that of a man of middle age, probably about fifty 

 years. Nearly all the teeth are in place, and in good condition, 

 except that their crowns are considerably worn down. The nasal 

 bones in this skull do not present the abrupt projection so distinc- 

 tive in that from barrow No. 2. The face is large and broad, owing 

 to the prominence of the cheek bones. The upper and lower jaw 

 are deep and large, and strongly marked for muscular attachments. 



1 Hoare's Ancient Wiltshire, vol. ii. p. 98. 



