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



COMPTON BASSETT. 

 Barrows. 



1. Barrow in Mount Wood at E. end of Park, unopened. O.M. 27 NE; 

 Smith p. 44 II. C. IV.a. 



COMPTON CHAMBEELAYNE. 

 Barrows. 



1. Barrow N of Rd. ± mile N.W. of Compton Hut. O.M. 65 SE. ; 



A.W.I. Station VIII. 

 Earthworks. In extreme S.E. corner of parish near Compton Hut, bank 



and ditch traverse a very narrow ridge of down and form boundary 



between Compton & Burcombe, says Hoare. A.W. I. 250, Stations 



VIII. & IX. ; not in O.M. 65 SE. 

 Short ditch near S. boundary E. of Compton Ivers. O.M. 70 NW. 



COOMBE BISSETT. 

 Barrows. 



1. Round barrow a little distance S. of Grimsditch. O.M. 71 SW. ; 



A. W. I. Station VII. 



2. O.M. 71 SW. shows just S.W. of (1) a narrow long mound. Not 



in A. W. I. Station VII. 



On the Salisbury — Shaftesbury Rd. at 3 miles from Salisbury, on N. 



boundary of Coombe Bissett, at the racecourse at the point where the 



line of the Roman Rd. cuts the Shaftesbury Rd., A. W. II. Roman 



iEra p. 26, plan of Roman Rd., shows 4 barrows (2a— 2d). A . W. I. 



Station VII. shows 3. None of these shown on O.M. 71 NW. 



[2a]. Very small barrow in triangle formed by Shaftesbury Rd., 

 Roman Rd., and Drove Lane. N. or W. of Roman Rd. Possibly 

 in W. Harnham parish. 



[2b]. Largest of 2 close together a few yards on S. or E. side of 

 Roman Rd., E. of Drove Lane. Opened by Cunnington, 1803. 

 Had been opened before, 2 skeletons near surface disturbed, 

 primary interment not found. A. W. II. Roman iEra p. 26. 



[2c]. Small barrow close to last, opened same time. Large grave 

 3jft. deep, no skeleton but iron sword 29in. long, 3 spear heads, 

 2 knives, umbo of shield, bronze and iron buckles, finger rings 

 of silver and gold wire, bronze studs set with garnets and 

 enamel, bronze-handled vessel which had been fastened to oak 

 wood bowl, 2 glass cups. Saxon. A. W. II. Roman JEra, 26, 27, 

 Pis. XXXVL, XXXVII. ; Stourhead Cat., 216— 217a, 221, 244, 

 300, 355. 



[2d]. Barrow just on opposite side of Drove Lane. ? opened by 

 Cunnington. A. W. II. Roman iEra 26. 



