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



Earthworks. Hoare mentions " a small square work with strong ram- 

 parts " just S. of Maddington Rd. and W- of the Church at Rollestone. 

 A. W. I. 173 Station V. North ; not in O.M. 53 SE. [No trace to be 

 found of it. 1913. M.E.C.]. 



Finds, Neolithic. Scrapers and worked flints on surface. Rev. C. V. 

 Goddard. 



KOUNDWAY. 



Barrows. [The letters in brackets thus (c) are those in Smith's map.] 



1. (c) Small barrow just on edge of hill, at head of combe E. 



of Oliver's Camp. Opened, 1840, by E. F. Colston. On floor 

 of barrow a skeleton lying E. & W. with remains of wooden 

 coffin with strong iron clamps, a small bucket with thin bronze 

 mounts, 2 gold pins joined by gold chains with circular medallion 

 in centre, with cruciform ornament on it, and a number of gold 

 pendants forming a necklace, oval, circular, and triangular, set 

 with uncut garnets or paste ; and barrel-shaped beads of gold 

 wire. All these of fine workmanship. Saxon. O.M. 34 NW. ; 

 Smith p. 67 IV. A VIII. c. ; WA.M. i. 197 ; vi. 164 (No. 7) ; 

 A. W. II Stations XL XII. ; Devizes Museum Cat. II. S 6a— S 7 ; 

 Akerman Pagan Saxondom PI. I. 

 [la.] (b) Close to this Smith IV. A. VIII. b. shows another mound, 

 but doubts if it is a barrow. Not in O.M. 34 N W. ; or A. W. II. 

 Stations XI. XII. 



On upper edge of Roundway Hill Covert 3 barrows 2 — 4. 



2. (d) Low bowl-shaped barrow with slight ditch, outside plantation, 



53ft. diam. Opened by W. Cunnington 1883. Large cist ap- 

 parently rifled before. O.M. 34 N W. ; Smith p. 68, IV. A. VIII. d • 

 WA.M. xxii. 340. 



3. (e) Inside plantation. Opened, 1883, by W. Cunington. Large 



cist found empty, rifled before. O.M. 34 NW. ; Smith p. 68, IV. 

 A. VIII. e. ; WA.M. xxii. 340. 



4. (f) Inside plantation. Opened, no record. Regarded as doubtful 



barrow by Smith. O.M. 34 NW. ; Smith p. 68, IV.' A. VIII. f ; 

 WA.M. xxii. 340. 



5. (No. 6) Large oval barrow about 1 mile N.E. of last group, just 



W. of Roundway Hill Farm. Surrounded by ditch, 134ft. x 

 95ft. X 7ft. high. E. end opened by W. Cunnington 1856. Large 

 grave 5ft. 8in. long X 2ft. 5in. wide X 2ft. deep. Contained 

 small heap of burnt bones, and piled in a heap near 2 hollow 

 grooved whetstones, a plain whetstone, flint arrowhead, knife, 

 and flakes, small bronze knife dagger, deer's horn netting needle ? 

 and 3 mesh rules 1 W. end opened 1858. In a grave 5ft. 4in. X 

 3ft. X 3ft. 6in. deep a heap of burnt bones apparently deposited 



