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



KINGSTON DEVEEILL. 

 Barrows. 



1. Barrow on W. edge of track just S. of Monkton Deverill boundary 



S.E. of Cold Kitchen Hill. 0. M. 57 NE. ; A. W. I. Station I. 

 [For neighbouring barrows see Monkton Deverill and Brixton 

 Deverill.] 



2. Barrow \ mile W. of (1) at W. end of Cold Kitchen Hill near 



Brixton Deverill boundary. Apparently this is the largest and 

 most westerly (No. 5) of the group of 5 barrows [2a — 2e] close 

 together at this spot opened by Hoare 1803. A.W. I. 41, Station 

 I. ; as follows. Only (2) is shown on O.M. 57 NE. 

 [2a-2e.] 



(1) Very low barrow. Burnt bones in circular cist. 



(2) Deep circular cist filled with wood ashes but no bones. 



(3) The most easterly of the group. Nothing found. 



(4) "A very small oblong barrow." A cist at the N.E. end con- 

 taining only ashes. At S.W. end another cist containing large 

 urn inverted, with burnt bones and bronze awl. 



(5) Had been opened before. 



3. Barrow on Brimsdown Hill, 1 mile N.W. of last group, close to 



Brixton boundary in N.W. corner of parish, just E. of Duke's 

 Clump and W. of Woodcombe Wood. O.M. 57 N.W. ; A. W. I. 

 Station I. 



4. Barrow a little S.E. of last on Brimsdown Hill, on parish boundary 



OM. 57 N W. ; apparently not shown in A. W. Station I. 



5. Large low barrow on Middle Hill just W. of Rd. opposite Dee 



Plantation, 1 mile S.W. of Kingston Deverill Church. Opened 

 by Hoare. Cist with burnt bones, necklace of over 40 beads 

 and 6 large perforated plates of amber, cylindrical notched glass 

 beads, beads of horn and jet, and bronze awl. O.M. 57 S.E. ; 

 A.W. I. 45, 46, PI. III. Station I. ; Evans' Stone, 413. 



6. Barrow in village just W. of Church. O.M. 57 S.E. ; not in A. W. 



I. Station I. 



7. 8. Two barrows close together on King's Hill, E. of Rd., J mile S. 



of Kingston Deverill Church. O.M. 57 SE. ; A. W. I. Station I. 



9. Barrow close to Mere boundary W. of Rd., \ mile N.E. of Mere 



Down Farm. Opened by Hoare. Contained urn standing 



upright with burnt bones. O.M. 57 S W. ; A. W. I. 46, Station I. 



10. Barrow $ mile N. of last, S. of Danes Bottom, 42ft. diam. X 1ft. 2in. 



high. Opened by Hoare. Contained oval cist 3ft. long X lft. lin. 

 deep with pile of burnt bones, bone tweezers, jet and amber 

 beads, glass notched beads. O.M. 57 SW. ; A. W. I. 46, PI. III., 

 Station I. 



11. Very high steep barrow on Court Hill just E. of plantation, \ 



mile W. of Kingston Deverill village. [Has been dug into but 

 never ploughed, 1913. M.E.C.]. O.M. 57 SW.; A.W. I. 47, 

 Station I ? 



