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



Earthworks. Probably the castle was built on the site of a prehistoric 

 camp and the earthworks adapted to its defence. O.M. 48 NE. ; 

 Soc. Ant. Map. 106. 



Finds, Bronze Age. Socketed looped celt. Devizes Museum Gat. II. 

 B 22 ; W.AM. vii. 246 ; xxxvii. 136. 



LYDIAED TBEGOZE. 



Roman. At Basset Down, at top of hill just above farm road up the 

 hill at back of the grounds, a quantity of fragments of Boman pottery 

 including Samian, and portion of quern, found 2ft. under ground 

 digging a post bole : further digging showed the spot to be a Boman 

 rubbish heap. 1913. E. H. Goddard. 



Saxon. At Basset Down, just at the top of the hill behind the house, a 

 number of skeletons were found during the making of the pleasure 

 grounds iu 1822, among them two interments, each with spear, knife, 

 umbo of shield, and a pair of saucer-shaped brooches. Bronze earpick,. 

 tinned spoon, hairpins, amber beads, crystal bead, glass beads of 

 different shapes, and bronze bow brooch. Devizes Museum Cat. II.. 

 S8— S25 ; W.A.M. xxviii. 101 figs. Further to the W. in 1839 more 

 skeletons were found. Apparently this was a Saxon cemetery. 



LYNEHAM. 



Barrows. The name " Barrow End " testifies to the former existence of a 

 barrow here. O.M. 21 NW. 

 At Preston, W. of Clyffe — Lyneham Bd., on Mr. Hathway's farm,, 

 and on the Lyneham side of the brook, in field called " Witch- 

 hills," a high round mound from side of which badgers dug out 

 a skull. The whole surrounding ground has been quarried, and 

 digging by E. H. Goddard, 1913, proved that the mound is only 

 natural ground heightened by quarry rubbish. Bemainder of 

 skeleton at full length on its back was found, but nothing to 

 indicate its age. 

 Human remains found 1863 (no details) near Brick Eiln Copse 

 just N. of Calne — Wootton Bassett Bd. and E. of Rd. to Great 

 Wood. O.M. 14 SW. 

 Earthworks. In field at S. end of Hillocks Wood an entrenchment 

 marked "Camp." O.M. USE. 

 Bradenstoke. " Clack Mount," just N.E. of the Priory (Abbey) in next 

 field, entrenched space with mound in centre marked " Tumulus," on 

 O.M. 21 NW. Ditches prolonged on either side as if portions of 

 an outer bailey. Age doubtful, rather like Binknoll, but not on 

 promontory. E.H.G. 

 Roman. Bradenstoke. Boman coins found near the Priory, Gallienus, 

 Constantinus II., Valentinian, dr. 1893. E. C. Trepplin. W.A.M. 

 xxvii. 177. 



