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



The large mound between the churchyard and Manor Farm in the 

 village is apparently a Norman motte. O.M. 58 NE. 

 Roman. So-called " Roman Road " running through Great Ridge Wood 



forms whole S. boundary of parish. O.M. 58 SE. 

 Saxon. 4 Saxon skeletons found 16in. under surface at broad end of Long 

 Barrow (1) 1804, and at lower end 3 more skeletons, one of them a 

 child. Iron sword, umbo, spearhead, knives, <fcc. O.M. 58 NE. ; 

 A. W. I. 100; Arch. xv. 344, PI. XVIII., XIX. 



SHEKSTON. 



Barrows. Camden speaks of " several barrows hereabouts." In this 



parish or Luckington 1 A. W. II. 103. 

 Earthworks. Ditches of two sides of a camp remains, on the bluff 



above the river just W. of Church, part of village being on its site. 



O.M. 7 SE. ; A. W. II. 102. 

 Roman. Coins found 1650. Jacksons' Aubrey 5, 106 ; W.A.M. xi. 344. 



Silver coin of Hadrian 1901. W. Symonds. 

 Fosseway forms E. boundary of parish. O.M. 12 NE. 



SHREWTON. 

 Barrows. 



1 — 3. Just N.W. of the double earthwork circle between Robin Hood 

 Ball and the Bustard 3 barrows close together. Opened by 

 Capt. W. Htfwley (Nos. 13 — 15). Had been disturbed before. 

 One contained nothing ; another a heap of burnt bones in a bowl- 

 shaped depression in the chalk, and an urn ; the third an urn. 

 Bones of unburnt bodies were scattered through the earth of all 

 three. Urns in Salisbury Museum. O.M. 54 NW. ; A.W. I. 

 176, Station V. North, shows only 2 of these ; W.A.M. xxxvi. 

 625 ; Soc. Ant. Mag 213—215. 



4. Barrow a slight distance to the S.W. of the circle, just S. of the 



track. O.M. 54 N W. ; A. W. I. 176, Station V. North ; Soc. Ant. 

 Map 216. 



5. Barrow S. of the circle on Rollestone boundary. O.M. 54 NW. ; 



A. W. I. 176, Station V. North ; Soc. Ant. Map 218. 

 [5a]. A. W. I. Station V. North shows barrow just on N. edge of 

 Shrewton boundary and track at Net Bush, E. of Shrewton 

 Lodge, opposite group Rollestone 1 — 8. Not on O.M. 54 NW. 



6. Barrow \ mile W. of the Bustard, on S. edge of track. O.M. 54 



NW. ; A.W. I. Station V. North ; Soc. Ant. Map 201. 



7. " Site of Tumulus " E. of 11th milestone from Devizes on Salisbury 



Rd. O.M. 54 NW. ; not in A. W. ; Soc. Ant. Map 133. 



8. Barrow i mile S.E. of last, just E. of Rd. to Salisbury. O.M. 54 



NW. ; Soc. Ant. Map 134. 



