22 13AD13URY UINCS. 



"When labourers were digging gravel in tins pit four or five 

 years ago for the new turnpike between "Wimborne and Dorchester 

 they found several urns, containing burned bones. One of these 

 urns is in the possession of Mr. Lambert, of Knowlc Cottage, 

 Corfe." 



"THE BRANCH ROMAN ROAD. 



" December 24th, 1847. The road may be clearly made out to 

 the Corfe Gravel-pit. I was unable to trace it from this point to 

 the meadows across the enclosures, about half-a-mile ; but it 

 probably entered them about Lake Mill, about one mile W. from 

 the town of Wimborne. From conversation I had with several 

 old labourers, independently of each other, I ascertained that its 

 course may be traced across the meadows in the direction of 

 Eye-ford, or Eye-bridge, which is under Pamphill. They all 

 averred this fact that they had mowed over a low bank running 

 in that direction, which is known as 'The Roman road.' If it 

 ascended Pamphill from this point, and continued on in a straight 

 course, it would pass near Hill Butts and to the "NV. of High Hall 

 and Barnsley, following, in fact, the route which is marked in some 

 old maps, to a point in More Cricliel, where it was supposed to 

 join the Via Iceniana. I examined the enclosures and lands as far 

 as High Hall, but was unable to trace any part of it. I fancied 

 that Chilbridge Drove might have been formed on it ; but there is 

 no trace of its continuation on the Down [Bradford] or enclosures 

 at the end of the Drove. 



"I was more successful in my search in another direction, 

 having met with Mr. Lumsden, Mr. Bankes' gardener, who, having 

 a taste for antiquities, joined in the investigation, and immediately 

 took me to a spot in the plantation S. of the house and AV. of 

 Abbotstreet, where about 50 yards of Roman road, well defined, 

 exist, and point to Badbury Rings. It may be traced for a short 

 space in Mr. Bankes' Park ; but after this all traces have been 

 effaced by cultivation, this part of the Park having been arable 

 land within the memory of man. But its line would pass about 

 50 yards E. of the Old Obelisk across the Park to Lodge, a farm 



