204 THE WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE 
[some of larger] one of larger size than any I had 
previously examined the first stone no X belongs to 
the avenue or line of stones is 170 ft (52m) distant 
from stone no 2 and 20 ft (6.1m) from the road. No 
11 which is 8 ft long is 110 ft (2.4m, 33.5m) from the 
[circle] stone no 2 and 60 ft from stone 10 [it will be 
noticed from the plan that the probable original 
distance between the stones in the line was 65 ft] 
(19.8m). 
Day House Lane SE 
c.SU 182 823. [p.26a] In the next field about a 
quarter of a mile from the above I found the 
remains of another. (Fig. 6) [p.14a] The line of 
stones which leads up to the first circle (Day House 
NE) which seems to be lost [and] stone number 1 
may have curved here and gone towards Swindon 
and I have traced it [at] with great trouble [to the] 
some stones being 100 yards (90m) from others tll 
it gets as far as the second park field. 
this is only a suggestion very probably correct to 
E of Swindon where it seems to end is a row of 16 
large sarsens about 2 feet (60cm) apart and a 4 of a 
mile to the N of this [line] row of stones [I ha] 
behind Swindon church (new) discovered the 
remains of another circle or two of stones of which I 
give a plan (see: Swindon Old Church). 
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Fig. 6 Plan. Day House Lane part-circle SW. Passmore, 
WANHM 27, 1894, 172. 
Notebook 1. [p.12b]. A smaller one (Day House 
Farm SW) with only three stones remaining (of 
which I give a plan) the stone marked 1 is of greater 
size and I think I am right in stating that its the 
largest [within 3 miles] in the district. The stone 
marked 2 is of small size [have been] bearing marks 
of having been mutilated. The stone number | (no. 
3?) has also been knocked about. They are equal 
distances [p.13] apart [i. e.] 59 feet (18m). Between 
the two circles (Day House Lane NE and SW) 
[there is] in a straight line there is a stable and by 
the side of this there are 3 large stones which have 
evidently been placed against the wall [at some] 
within the century [?] and the inside of the stable is 
paved mostly with sarsen I think that these circles 
may once have been connected by a line of stones. 
To the west of the second circle (SW) there are 3 
stones in a straight line pointing straight for 
Burderop 1% miles distant where on top of ladder 
hill there are to (sic but?) stones of large size 
standing upright about 20 yards (18m) apart and in 
a straight line with the stones at Coate. 
[p.26b] between the two circles there [are] is a 
place 12 feet square (3.7m) paved with sarsens. This 
may have been part of the [sheds] cow sheds which 
are within 6 feet At the back [p.27] of this shed 
there are 2 stones which have evidently been moved 
to their present position lately and were drawn from 
out of this shed when it was built and placed against 
the wall, as this building is in a straight line 
between the two circles. I think that these are the 
remains of a connecting line. The first stone in the 
second circle is of very large size. The other two 
have been mutilated and that they were of very 
large size is proved by the large hole which remains. 
There are equal distances apart 59 ft (18m) and this 
circle must have been [and... have been] [much 
smaller circle] than the first, to the west of this 
second circle there are three stones pointing 
straight from Hodson of which I have already 
spoken. It is rather a remarkable fact that these 
circles have escaped observation on the part of 
Archaeologists. Neither Stukeley, Aubrey Hoare or 
Britton mention it although the [1st] former and Sir 
R. Hoare must have passed very close to it. Stukeley 
mentions the stones which were at Broome, now 
unfortunately in Cricklade streets and in a note 
book of his there is the following entry 
“TLongstones* at Broome, near Swindon, Wilts is a 
great high stone, and a little way of many lesser ones 
in a row [* The field in which they stood still 
retains the name Longstones Meadow. ] 
[p.29a] These stones [being] may have been 
connected with [a line of] [stones] a circle which 
was [smashed] broken up before Stukeley’s time 
and being so close to Coate I think this confirms my 
opinion about the line at [Coate] Day House Farm 
being connected with the circle. 
Fir Clump, Burderop Wood 
SU 161 814. Notebook. [p.17a]. Local tradition says 
that there [is] [a] was a stone circle of large size near 
the railway bridge outside Swindon Old Town 
station and the old Marlboro road leading to 
