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Finds, Late Celtic. In St. Margaret's Mead, N. of Midland Station 

 (Marlborough), interment in "The Marlborough Bucket" found cir. 

 1807. Wooden bucket with bands and handles of iron and 3 broad 

 bands of thin repousse bronze, with sea horses, human heads, &c, in 

 high relief. Sir A. Evans believes it imported from Armorica in 1st 

 cent. B.C. Of same type as the Aylesford find. Most important 

 Late Celtic object found in Wilts. Devizes Museum. O.M. 29 SW. ; 

 Stourhead Cat. 88 ; A. W. II. 35 PI. VI. ; B.M. Guide to Early Iron 

 Age, 28, fig. ; W.A.M. xxxv. 391. 

 Roman. British settlement, with banks and enclosures, S. of training 

 course on Barton Down f mile S.E. of Manton House. O.M. 28 NE. 



Another on Granham Hill, S. of College, close to White Horse. O.M. 

 29 SW. 



Many Roman objects found in St. Margaret's Mead, near Midland 

 Station. Interments, coins, pottery, ampulla, New Forest vase, &c. 

 W.A.M. xxii. 235 ; xxiii. 223 ; Stourhead Cat. 301 ; A.W. II. 35. 



Interment of female in cist in chalk, at full length, with skull between 

 feet and ampulla in place of head. Opened J. W. Brooke 1891. \ mile 

 W. of fallen dolmen on Manton Down. W.A.M. xxvi. 412. 



In neighbourhood of Temple Downs. Many Roman pots found 1886 — 

 1892. 



Roman remains found 1883 just N.E. of Manton House, {O.M. 28 NE.) 

 refers doubtless to set of 12 large pewter dishes and other smaller 

 vessels with coins and pottery fragments found there. Of these 2 

 large dishes were given to Devizes Museum 1910. Cat. II. 281, figs. 

 The remaining dishes were (1912) in possession of Admiral the Hon. 

 Sir Hed worth Lambton, and the smaller vessels in possession of Mr. 

 Marsham Townshend. E.H.G. W.A.M. xxxvii. 205. 

 Saxon. Summerfield, S. of College cricket ground, W. of Gun Lane. 

 Saxon pottery; &c, found 1888. O.M. 29 SW. 



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Earthworks. Ringsbury Camp, \ mile W. of Bestrop, on point of hill 

 overlooking the valley. Area 5 acres. From this point an irregular 

 bank and ditch extends for more than a mile along the high ground 

 just W. of the two Pavenhill Farms, turning E. at the N. end. O.M. 

 10 SW.; A. W. II. 40. 

 Bury Hill Camp, in W. extension of parish just N. of Gloucester Rail- 

 way and Lower Buryhill Farm. O.M. 9 NE. 



Roman. 3 small pots, coins, &c, found at the brick kiln. G. D. Leslie. 

 A. D. Passmore Coll. 



Saxon. At " The Fox," S. of Wheatfield Cottages, in Quarry field, 4. 

 skeletons at full length with iron seax, knives, and beads, found 1912. 

 Devizes Museum. Other skeletons found here before in quarrying. 

 W.A.M. xxxvii. 496, 606, figs. 



