1/8 List of Prehistoric, Roman, and Pagan Saxon Antiquities. 



found in it. O.M. 28 SW. ; A. W. ii. PI. x. ; W.A.M. vi. 332 ; 

 Smith p. 150, XI. H. V. m. 



27 (1). On N. of the last, a large bell-shaped barrow, possibly (?) that 



opened by Thurnam (No. 24) in 1857. On the S. side the 

 skeleton of a female, the skeleton of a child of 2 or 3 years in 

 another part of the mound with fragments of burnt bones and 

 the perforated head of a bone pin. At the top the skeleton of a 

 small horse with iron shoes had been found previously. O.M. 

 28 SW. ; W.A.M. vi. 331 ; Smith p. 149. XI. H. V. 1. 



28 (k). On NE. side of last a tall bell-shaped barrow, not opened. 



O.M. 28 SW. ; Smith p. 149. XI. H. V. k. 



29 (i). NE. of the last again, a tall bowl-shaped barrow with ditch, 



not opened. 0. M. 28 S W. ; Smith p. 149, XI. H. V. i. 

 [29a] (o). A little distance N. of the last, a very large disc-shaped 

 barrow, 30 yds. in diam., with large bank and ditch. Opened by 

 Thurnam (No. 23) who found no evidence of an interment. 

 W.A.M. vi. 331 ; Stukeley Abury p. 40 tabs xix. and xxii. ; 

 Smith p. 150, XI. H. V. o. ; not shown in O.M. 28 SW. 



30 (e). N. and nearer Ridgeway, a very fine bell-shaped barrow, 



opened by Hoare (No. 7). Burnt bones with very rude incense 

 cup in oblong cist. O.M. 28 SW. ; A.W. ii. 91. PL x. ; Smith 

 p. 148. XL H. V. e. 



30a. To W. of these barrows, E. of field track, twin barrows enclosed 

 in one ditch, opened by Dean Merewether (No. 12) 1849 without 

 result, shown as a Long barrow in O.M. 28 SW. Proc. Arch. Inst. 

 Salisbury 91 ; Smith p. 148 XL H. V. f. g. 



31, 32. On top of hill to E. and nearer Ridgeway 2 fine bell-shaped 

 barrows touching each other, opened, no record. O.M. 28 S.W. ; 

 Smith p. 148 XL H. V. c. d. 



33, 34. On Avebury Down to N. of the last, and S. of track from 

 Avebury, a bowl shaped barrow (a) ; and to E. in arable land a 

 low barrow (b), ploughed down. O.M. 28 N.W. ; Smith p. 148 

 XL M. V. a. b. 



35. Opposite these on N. side of track, a very wide low barrow 25 

 yds. wide and 5ft. high, opened by Dean Mere wether 1849 (No 1). 

 In centre 18in. below surface a coarse urn containing bones of a 

 child. At 2jf t. below surface the contracted skeleton of a young 

 person. In the mound numerous pieces of deers' ribs. O.M. 28 

 N.W. ; Proc. Arch. Inst. Salisbury, 82, Fig, A. ; Smith p. 132 

 X. H. IV. i. 



[35a, b.] Not far to E. of this 2 very low barrows formerly existed, 

 now ploughed down. One (1) opened by Dean Merewether 1849 

 (No. 10) contained two shallow cists with burnt bones, with 

 quantities of broken Roman pottery, iron nails and 84 Roman 

 coins in the body of the mound. Not in O.M. 28 NW. Proc. 

 Arch. Inst. Salisbury 86 Fig. k. ; Smith p. 132 X H. IV. k. 1. 



