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Cunnington 1907. The southern barrow (1) produced no inter- 

 ment, only fragments of pottery. 

 The northern barrow (2) had at the centre a cist in the chalk 25in. 

 X 12in. X 12in. deep, containing burnt bones, with fragments 

 of a very small incense cup (not the whole cup), and a conical 

 bone button, covered over with large lumps of chalk. Above this, 

 in the body of the mound, a built-up circular cavity containing a 

 quantity of ashes in which were burnt human teeth. On the S. 

 side of the barrow a rude pot 3|in, high and 4^in. in diam. lying 

 on its side with burnt bones, which had apparently been used as 

 a cinerary urn. Fragments of two other similar vessels were 

 also found on the S. side. Devizes Museum Cat. II. . X97 — 

 X102. O.M. 34 NW. ; not in Smith ; W.A.M. xxxv. 441 figs. 

 3 On the down £ mile N.W. of this, a barrow. O.M. 34 NW. ; not 

 in Smith. 

 [For neighbouring barrows see Roundvvay.] 

 Earthworks. Oliver's Camp or Roundway Castle, promontory camp on 

 projecting point of escarpment overlooking the vale. One strong 

 ditch and rampart on the down side, on other sides the ground is so 

 steep that only smaller ditches are required. Area about 3 acres. 

 Entrance in centre of main rampart. Excavated by B. H. and Mrs. 

 Cunnington 1907. Pottery of late Celtic type found under ramparts 

 and in ditches, and this is probably the date of the camp as a whole. 

 Four holes ?for gateposts were found, two on either side of main 

 entrance. The main ditch was found to be silted up to depth of lift. 

 It was 2ft. to 3ft. wide at bottom, and originally 13ft. 6in. deep, and 

 appeared to have been purposely filled up. Devizes Museum Cat. II. 

 El. O.M. 34 NW. ; W.A.M. xxxv. 408—444, figs and plans ; A.W. 

 II. 98. 

 Finds, Late Celtic. Pottery in ditches of Oliver's Camp 1907. W.A.M. 



xxxv. 392, 408. 

 Roman. Just where the Roman Road would cross the Devizes — Chip- 

 penham Road a villa was discovered 1765 — 67, with pavement repre- 

 senting a Roman soldier. Great quantities of iron slag found in 

 fields of Bromham. Gent. Mag. 1796, pp. 472, 473. 

 At Mother Anthony's Well just on parish boundary under Oliver's 

 Castle a Roman building of considerable extent, clearly outlined by 

 poppies in the corn in a dry year (1907), never explored, pottery and 

 other objects on surface. Substantial foundation walls have been 

 exposed and great numbers of coloured tesserae ploughed up and the 

 floors apparently destroyed, M.E.C. O.M. 34 NW. ; W.A.M. xxxv. 

 441. 

 In West Park field immediately on E. side of Devizes Road, £ mile S. 

 of Wans a Roman villa opened in 1810 by W. Cunnington &, Sir 

 R. C. Hoare (A. W. II. Roman GSra, p. 123, pavements figured), but 

 it had been opened before by Sir Andrew Baynton. In 1840 J. S, 

 Money opened it, found 7 rooms, 4 baths 1, 2 cinerary urns, coin of 



