188 List of Prehistoric, Roman, and Pagan Saxon Antiquities. 



BEDWYN, GREAT, 

 Barrows. 



1, 2. In Stokke House grounds just S.E. of house, site of 2 barrows 

 close together. O.M. 36 NE. [These are perhaps amongst the 

 " few barrows on Bedwyn Common " mentioned by Hoare. He 

 shows 3 close together apparently hereabouts in the Plan of 

 Wansdyke. A. W. II. 16]. 

 2a. A barrow on the hill close to line of Roman Rd. and parish 

 boundary, f mile N.E. of Wilton (not in O.M. 36 S.E.) W.A.M. 

 xxxiv. 309 ; O. G. S. Crawford, 1913. 



Finds, Neolithic. Two large ground flint celts. Evans' Stone 93, fig. 

 46. Flint scrapers, &c. J. W. Brooke. 

 Many flint implements in field above Crofton pumping station. 

 W.A.M. xxvi., 412. 



Finds, Bronze Age. Bronze mace head in Brit. Museum. Evans' Bronze 

 271, 272 fig. 340; Arch. Journ. vi. 411. 



Finds, Late Celtic. Triangular earthenware stamp with triquetral 

 ornament from Roman villa, Brail Wood. Devizes Museum. 

 W.A.M. xxxv. 403, 406, fig. 26 ; Pro. Soc. Ant., 2nd Series, xix. 

 imfig. 



Roman. Line of Roman Rd. enters parish with Grand Avenue, runs 



just E. of Tottenham House straight to Crofton, across canal and 



railway, forming boundary of parish from railway S. O.M. 36 



SE. ; A.W.Il. 70, plan. 



Roman villa just S. of Tottenham House, pavement found. OM. 



36 SE. ; W.A.M. vi. 262 ; xix. 29. 

 Roman villa with pavements and large lead cistern discovered dr. 

 1780 in Bedwyn Brail wood. Several more pavements found 

 and destroyed 1853 in Castle Copse near same spot, much pot- 

 tery, small gold finger ring with irregular engraved cross on it, 

 Late Celtic stamp (see above), bronze spoon, bracelets, figure of 

 cock, &c Devizes Museum. Cat. II. 400— 416, figs. O-M.ol 

 SW. ; W.A.M. i. 216, 352 ; ii. 26 ; iii. 14 ; vi. 253, 256 ; xxxv 

 406, fig. 

 At Crofton Pumping Station in or near the Chalkpit many skele- 

 tons found from time to time. One found 1892. ? Of what date. 

 O.M. 36 SE. ; W.A.M. xxvi. 412. 



BEDWYN, LITTLE. 



Earthworks. Chisbury Camp J-mile W. of village and railway, partly 

 triple and partly double rampart, strongest towards the S. W. Area 

 15 acres. Circuit 1012 yds. Depth of vallum 45ft. 

 Wansdyke runs S. downhill from the camp to road to Gt. Bedwyn. 

 A. W. II. 13, 31. (Not shown on O.M. 41 N W.) Hoare regards it a.s 

 a British Camp earlier than Wansdyke, which he traces E. of Chisbury 

 across railway and canal to Foxbury Wood and into Shalbourne parish. 

 O.M. 41 NW. shows it here. A. W. II. 30. 



