By the Rev. E. H. Goddard. 355 



Earthworks. Ditch running along S. side of Grovely from Hamshill 

 Ditches in Barford, crosses Grovely Down in N. corner of Wilton, 

 pointing towards Chilhampton. O.M. 66 NW. ; A. W. 1. 110, Station 

 IV. 



Finds, Bronze Age. Cinerary urn inverted over burnt bones in shallow 

 cist in chalk just under the surface, in ploughed field 300 yds. N. of 

 Wilton Keservoir, found 1910. No sign of barrow, but if one ever 

 existed it may have been ploughed down. Salisbury Museum. 

 W.A.M. xxxvi. 489. 

 Bronze looped palstave (?) W.A.M. xxxvii. 133. 



Saxon. A remarkable bowl of bright yellow alloy, lofin. in diam. x 4^in. 

 high, found about 1860, in drainage work between the Abbey and 

 Kingsbury Square, preserved at Wilton House. Attached to the 

 sides are 4 hooks with animals' heads, holding rings for suspension. 

 Of doubtful age. Pagan or Christian 1 Nightingale Church Plate 

 of Wilts 28 fig. ; Arch. lix. 40 fig. ; Proc. Soc. Ant. xxii. 67. 



WINSLEY. 



Earthworks. In field called Dane Bottom N.E. of Church, trenches and 

 earthworks formerly existed. Not now visible. Tradition of swords 

 and weapons found there. W. G. Collins. 



Finds, Neolithic. At Conkwell, on the surface, a great number of 

 worked flints found by W. G. Collins, of Bradford, 1910 — 11, 9 arrow- 

 heads, barbed and leaf -shaped, 1 fragment of ground celt, 120 

 scrapers, worked flakes, cores, &c, 1 fabricator, 2 knives, <fcc. 

 Antiquary viii. 380— 287 Jigs. ; W.A.M. xxxvii. 626. 



WINTERBOURNE BASSETT. 

 Barrows. 



[la.] " A very irregular mound probably a barrow with a ditch at the 

 base and the top cut away," close to N. side of village street just 

 E. of the bourne. Has disappeared. Not in O.J/. Smith -p. 121, 

 IX. G. II. b. 



[lb.] At top of village, N. of Rd. nearly opposite blacksmith's shop, 

 large mound, may be a barrow. Not on O.M. Rev. H. G. O. 

 Kendall 1913. 



[lc] Stukeley, quoted by Hoare, says that on N . side of the stone circle 

 in a ploughed field was a barrow set round with or rather com- 

 posed of large stones. This is gone. Stukeley Abury 45 ; A. W. 

 II. 94. 



[Id.] On Millbrow E. of Devizes Rd., at point N. of a corner of Berwick 

 boundary, marked as a measuring point on O-M., a low ploughed- 

 down barrow 1 Not on O.M. Rev. H. G. O. Kendall 1913. 



