By the Bev. E. H. Goddard. 187 



BARFORD ST. MARTIN. 



Earthworks. " Hamshill Ditches," just on S. edge of Groveley Wood, 

 triple rampart on S.W., irregular banks on S.E., none on the wood 

 side. O.M. 65 NE. ; A. W. I. 109, Plan, Station IV. From E. side 

 of the settlement a ditch runs eastwards along S. side of Groveley to 

 Chilhampton in S. Newton. A- W. I. 119. 



Finds, Neolithic. On the greensand plateau between Barford and 

 Oompton, flint scrapers, flakes, cores, &c. C. V. Goddard. 



Finds, Late Celtic. Uninscribed British coin of base silver, 1908. 

 Devizes Museum. W.A.M. xxxv. 524. 



Roman. Site of British village at Hamshill Ditches. O.M. 65 NE., see 

 Earthworks above. 



BAYERSTCCK. 



Finds, Neolithic, On N. slope of hill W. of village, flint scrapers, cores, 

 flakes, &c, with very rough long-shaped flint implements. 0. V. 

 Goddard. 



Hurdcott, in making the lake, 1908. A small narrow partly-ground 

 flint celt, and remarkable flint implement 13in. long, slightly crescent 

 shaped, finely flaked all over, with two sharp edges and pointed ends,one 

 of which shows signs of polish from use ; regarded by Dr. Blackmore 

 as a pick. . Blackmore Museum. 



Roman. Course of Roman Rd. through Groveley making for Dinton 

 Beeches is shown running through Baverstock Long Copse in O.M. 

 59 SW. ; 65 NE. & NW. 



BAYDON, 



Barrows. [The barrow at Botley Copse is just over the parish and county 

 boundary in Berks. O.M. 17 SW.] 



Finds, Neolithic. Ground flint celt. Devizes Museum, Cat. II. 16. 

 Other flint implements, J. W. Brooke Coll. 



Late Celtic. Bronze bow brooch of "Certosa" type, cir. 400 B.C. J. W. 

 Brooke. W.A.M. xxxv. 395, 398 fig. 

 Bronze bow brooch " La Tene I." type. Reliquary xiv. 97 fig. ; 

 W.A.M. xxxv. 399, 400 fig. ; Devizes Museum, Cat. II. 466. 



Roman. Ermine Street runs N.W. to S.E. through the parish and village 

 to the Berkshire border and Lambourne. O.M. 24 NW. 

 At Botley Copse just over the Berkshire border, site of a Roman 

 and perhaps earlier settlement with earthworks, etc., at which 

 many objects have been found. Iron billhook, chisel, bit, nails, 

 arrowheads, carding comb, knife, horseshoe, bronze T-headed 

 bow brooch, Samian and other ware, querns, iron slag and pit 

 coal, pig of iron. O.M. 17 SW. ; Devizes Museum, Cat. II. 452 

 —472 ; W.A.M. vi. 119 ; x. 104—109 ; xxxvi. Aid figs. Roman 

 coins, skeletons, and querns, W.A.M. vi. 260 ; ix. 26 ; Cent. 

 Mag. 1866 Pt. II. 335. 



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