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



10. (5) The centre barrow of the 3 in the plantation. Grave in 



centre, of cylindrical shape 3ft. lOin. long x 1ft. 3in. wide X 1ft 

 deep, lined with plaster of pounded chalk l£in. thick showing 

 impression of bark of a tree. The calcined bones had been 

 placed in a hollow trunk of a tree which projected above the 

 surface level and was covered with a layer of pounded chalk. 

 A horn hammer with the bones, charred animals' bones, flint 

 flakes, and pot sherds in layer of dark earth over floor 

 of centre of barrow. On the S. and S.E. sides of barrow 

 6 interments of burnt bones were found, on one of which an 

 empty urn stood, a larger urn being inverted over another heap. 

 The centre of the mound was of mould 60ft. in diam. Outside 

 this 10ft. of pounded chalk as a footing for the chalk rubble in 

 in which all the secondary burials were found. Devizes Museum 

 Cat. II. x32, x33 ; W.A.M. x. 94—97 ; Soc. Ant. Map 96. 



11. (6) The most easterly of the 3 in the plantation. Large barrow 



110ft. in diam., 12ft. high. Opened on one side 1840, when a 

 skeleton, a heap of burnt bones, and 5 urns were found. Opened 

 by Rev. W. C. Lukis 1861. 12ft. S. of centre a grave 1ft. 6in. 

 deep x 4ft. 6in. long containing skeleton of female child 3 or 

 4 years old, with cinerary urn containing burnt bones and another 

 urn-shaped vessel empty apparently used as a drinking cup. The 

 grave covered with mould and over that a layer of pounded 

 chalk 8in. thick. All round S. side of barrow 18 burnt interments 

 surrounded by flints were found with remains of about 40 

 different urns, all plain. Devizes Museum Oat. II. x 26, x 27, 

 x 28, x 38. W.A.M. x. 94 ; Soc. Ant. Map 97. 



12. (8) On N. edge of plantation, 3ft from top, burnt bones with 2 

 jet and 5 amber beads. 5ft. from top, parts of a skeleton with 

 traces of wooden plank. 1 8in. below the plank a cist with un- 

 disturbed burnt bones. Upper part of barrow had been dis- 

 turbed at early period. Devizes Museum Cat. II. x 35. W.A.M. 

 x. 91 ; Soc. Ant. Map 98. 



13. (7) Disc barrow on N. edge of plantation, opened by Hoare 1805, 



no record, tradition says " a small saucer " found. Opened 

 again 1855 by Rev. W. C. Lukis, empty cist only found. Soc. 

 Ant. Map 93. 



14. (13) Small low barrow to W. of Disc barrow, opened by Eev. W, C. 

 Lukis, empty cist only. W.A.M. x. 91; Soc. Ant. Map 94. 



15. (10) Low barrow, 4ft. 6in. high, opened by Rev. W. C. Lukis. 



Burnt bones lft. below top surrounded by large flints, and at 

 intervals of 18in. below each other 3 more burnt interments 

 surrounded by flints. Nothing else. W.A.M. x. 91 ; Soc. Ant. 

 Map, 92. 



16. (12) Low barrow opened by Rev. W. C. Lukis. Skeleton of 

 child in grave 2ft. long. A small tea- cup-shaped cup near the 

 face and 1 shale bead. Devizes Museum Cat. II. x 45, x 46 ; 

 W.A.M. x. 91, Jig. ; Soc Ant. Map 91. 



