204 List of Prehistoric, Roman, and Pagan Saxon Antiquities, 

 BISHOPSTONE, N. WILTS. 



[6 Barrows on Idstone Down are just over the Berkshire and Idstoi; 

 boundary.] M. 17 SW. 



Earthworks. 



" Old Ditch " on Bishopstone Down runs for about \ mile across Ber 

 border on to Idstone Down. O.M, 17 S.W. 



The Ridgeway running along the escarpment from Berkshire, cross | 

 the parish from N.E. to S.W. O.M. 16 SE. ; A. W. II. 46. 



BISHOPSTONE, S. WILTS. 

 Barrows. 



1, 2, Two barrows close together S. of Salisbury Rd. and Willi 

 boundary at the Hare Warren. O.M. 66 SW. ; A. W. I. Statiis 

 VIII., IX., shows two barrows N. of the Rd. apparently in erijr. 



3. Barrow N.W. of Bishopstone village, just E. of track at Chfc 



Hollow. O.M. 70 NE. ; not in A. W. I. Stations VIII., IX. 



4. Barrow i mile N.E. of Croucheston Down Barn, E. of the benco 



the N. in the Roman Rd. O.M. 70 SE. 

 [4a, 4b.] A. W. I. Station VII. shows a barrow close to (4) i< 

 another near, on E. edge of Roman Rd. Not in O.M. 70 E. 

 A. W. II. Roman (Era p. 25 plan of Roman Rd. shows 4 barrta 

 at this point. 



5. Barrow 4 mile N. of last, just on E. side of Roman Rd. 0. M'A 



SE. ; A. W. I. Station VII. 

 [5a] A. W. I. Station VII. shows a barrow on the opposite, W., 9 

 of Roman Rd. just N. of (5). Not in O.M. 70 SE. A.ML 

 Roman (Era 28 plan of Roman Rd. says a mutilated barrow 



6. 7. Sites of 2 barrows close together just S. of Faulston Down I'm 



and Ox Drove, N. of Salisbury-Blandford Rd. at 6 miles ton 

 Salisbury. O.M. 71 SW. ; not in A. W. I. Station VII. 

 [For barrow on Burcombe boundary see Burcombe (I).] 

 From a barrow in Bishopstone came the plain tub-shaped urn 2 ii- 

 high X 16£in. diam. at the lip, the largest ever found in Will fa 

 Salisbury Museum. Arch. xliii.350,.^. 28 ; Stourhead Cat, 257* 



Earthworks. Grim's Ditch, running roughly E. to W., forms the \|ie 

 S. boundary of Bishopstone and of the county (Wilts and Hal) 

 O.M. 70 SE. ; 71 SW. ; A. W. I. 232, Station VII. 



Finds, Neolithic. A very large and fine chipped flint celt, 2 na|<r 



chipped flint celts, 3 small ground flint celts, flint knife. Black|ii 



Museum. 

 Bronze Age Finds. Bronze palstave, of rare form 2£in. long withH 



slots and wide semilunar edge, 1873. Blackmore Museum. II" 



xxxvii. 131. 



