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THE KEMOVAL OF A BAIIKOW ON THE DOWNS 

 NEAK UPAVON. 



By Mrs. M. E. Cunnin';ton. 



It has been found necessary to remove a l)arrow from tlie flying 

 course of the new Aviation School on tlie downs al)ove Tlpavon. 

 The mound was the source of grave danger to the aviators imd its 

 removal was, under the circumstances, unavoiihililc The mililaiy 

 authorities communicated their intention regarding the bai-row to 

 Mr. B. H. Cunnington, of Devizes, as representing the Wiltsliiie 

 Archaeological Society, inviting him to be present during its re- 

 moval in case anytliing of archaeological interest should be found, 

 and were good enough to arrange that the worlv should be <loii(3 at 

 a time convenient to him. 



The barrow in question is not marked on the Ordnance Survey, 

 but is shown on Sir K. C. Hoare's map of the Everley District {An. 

 Wilts, I., Station YL, p. 178) lying to the north-east of Li'lbui y 

 Camp, between it and the road from Upavon to Everley, but rather 

 nearer the road. It is in the parish of Upavon. Sir K. C. Hoare 

 does not seem to mention this Ijarrow in tlie text. 



The mound was of the hjw. wide. Hat type of bowbshaped 

 barrow, 81ft. in diameter, as measured from the outer edges of 

 the surrounding ditch, and probably never more than l)etween 4ft. 

 and oft. in elevation. 



A crater-like hollow in th(^. centre left little dMulit that the 

 niound had been dug inlo from the to}) at some linu', and scxcral 

 other sinkings on the surface suggested that it hail been dug into 

 in more than one i)lace. 



The whole mound has now (Octobor, 1 9 I iM bocn carted away to 

 help till up a neighbouiin'^ pond (marked •• W't-ll " on ( )rdnanco 

 Survey) and the ditch and surface levelled dnwii. A section made 

 through the ditch sliowed it to ha\e been 7ft. wide ul the l..j), 

 3ft. Gin. deep, and to lia\-e .^ilted up I'fl. v'^in. in the centre, 



