68 Bibliography of Stonehenge and Avebunj. 



Hoare. Sir R. C- [17.~>8— 1838] : Banker and historian. 

 1812—20. Ancient Wilts; two vols., fol. : [South Wilts] 

 -?;*>4 ]>)>.. with 7<i plates, etc [North Wilts: in two parts] 

 viii., 123, with 1 f» plates; and 127, with 28 plates: London. 

 In compiling this fine work Sir R. C. Hoare was ably assisted by Mr. 

 \V. Cunnington, whose portrait forms the frontispiece to Vol. I. For 

 Stonehenge see Vol. I., pp. 128 — 159; with several ground-plans, maps, 

 and plates. The monument was erected by the Colts, the "earliest 

 inhabitants " of Britain. The maps are by J. Cary ; the plans and plates 

 were drawn by P. Crocker, and engraved by J. Basire. For Abury Bee Vol 

 II., pp.55 — 96, with seven plates. Hoare prints a good deal of Aubrey's M S.. 

 the Templa Druidum. See also Plate IV., — Marlborough Mount, and 

 Silbury Hill: and ti e Wansdyke, pp. 16-33, with plate, and p. 12:5, with 

 section (thus anticipating Pitt-Rivers). Hoare obtained — either by excava- 

 tion or purchase — a magnificent collection of the contents of the barrows 

 of Wiltshire, and this now forms part of the admirable Museum of the 

 Wilts Archeeol. and Nat. Hist. Society at Devizes. 



1815. Catalogue of British Topography; 8vo., 369pp.: 



London. 



Printed for private distribution ; twenty-five copies only. 



1 819. A Description <>f Ar.rnv in K Wiltshire ; toV: 



London. 



Only twelve copies were printed. 



1826. History of Modern [South] Wiltshire; PoL: 



I/nub >n. 



The fine copy of Iloare's "South Wilts" belonging to the Birmingham 

 Reference Library is bound in six volumes, which bear dates varying from 

 1S'22 to 1H43. We are concerned here, however, mainly with Vol. II. 

 [dated lH'.>f> on title page], and with that portion [pp. 33—129] which 

 treats of the Hundred of A inhresbury , which includes Stonehenge. Two 

 plates of ( 'a mac arc given ; B plan of A\ clmry ; a tine plate Oi " Stonehenge 

 from the West"; two of the Malabar cromlechs ; one of stone implements ; 

 and plana of Stonehenge and of Stanton l>rew. The letterpress rr 

 tttonchengo occupies pp. T.i — 57. Hoare writes with emphasis (p, 57) of 

 " a fad which proves that Stonehenge w as erected pn viotu to the Barrows 

 near it; for on opening several of them we found the chipping* of the 



atones by which the circle was formed." 



18*29. Tumuli Wiltunbnses; b Guide to the Barrows on 



tlirPhiinsof StonoluMi^e; Hvo., f>0 pp., wil h six plates: Shaftesbury. 

 This is realty an indei to, and abstract <>f the notes upon the same subject 

 contained In the author's large work on Ancient Wilt-hire. 



