Extracts from a Note-Booh by Sir R. C. Eoare. 237 



spot by Mr. Cunnington, when during their absence several ton weight of earth 

 fell in, at a time when the floor of the barrow was nearly uncovered. 



<l On the south-west side of the enclosure is a low circular work — very similar 

 to one we know near Southley Wood, Warminster— it is intersected by a hedge. 



" The manoeuvres of the day being interrupted by the heavy fall of earth, I 

 left Marden and ascended the chalk hills. The eye is caught by the remains of 

 an ancient earthen work on the summit of the hill overlooking this fine vale. 

 It is called Broadbury, Brodbury, &c. , &c. It has been much mutilated by chalk 

 pits. It is single ditched — similar square excavations (containing fragments of 

 the oldest pottery) to those on Cotley Hill, near Warminster, have been found here. 



" These works are situated very near the great Ridge- way — see my map of 

 Wilts. Turned off on the left, and continued my ride along it to Casterley Camp. 

 Casterley much changed in its appearance, having been lately ploughed up. 

 Nunc seges est ubi Troja fuit. Thence crossed the vale of Avon at Chisenbury, 

 once the site of a priory. My trackway led me straight to the perfect little 

 square work called Sidbury. Great British excavations in its neighbourhood. 

 Saw on my right the beautiful twin barrows — before drawn and noticed. One 

 remains to be opened. ' Bar nobile fratrum.' Returned to Everley gratified 

 and benefitted, as usual, by ray ride amongst the Britons. 



" Barrows Opened by Mr. Cunnington near Beckhampton, 1804. 



" A group of barrows near Shepherds Shore. Mr. C. opened the smallest, 

 which contained a cist with burnt bones and a jet ornament, a bone arrow-head, 

 a pin, &c. 



" Farther to the north-west, and under Morgan's Hill, is a group otfour 

 barrows, nearly in a line ; but lower down the vale are several others. Opened 

 the second from the hill — of the Druid kind — five feet in elevation — burnt bones 

 and a piece of slate, and a neat little urn, also several long amber beads, and 

 two ivory or bone beads. Opened a tumulus lower down — a large rude black 

 urn with burnt bones. 



"A little way from the above is a fine bell-shaped barrow — also one of the 

 circular pond-shaped and a Druid barrow, the latter of which had a skeleton, and 

 a small rude urn of burnt bones inverted over the skull beneath the primary 

 interment, with two oblong beads. 



"Opened eight or nine more, in the group near the Roman road ascending 

 Oldbury Hill, but found nothing new. 



" Oblong enclosure on declivity of hill pending to Old Shepherds Shore — small 

 earthen work within, towards the lower end. The west side is the most perfect 

 part of the work. 



M Saturday, 3 October, 1809. Hot sultry day. Drove to Frome, and rode 

 from thence to Chatley, where I breakfasted with my friend Mr. Meade. Ac- 

 companied him to Wellow, where on the opposite side of the river, in a large 

 common field, of arable land called the Hayes, Colonel Leigh, of Combe Hay, 

 is now uncovering the pavements and foundations of a Roman villa. A prior 

 discovery had been made of it in 1737, and three engravings made, of three 

 different pavements, by the Antiquarian Society, and published in their 1 Vetusta 

 Monumental Of these two are at present uncovered. The large one is sadly 

 mutilated, but sufficient both of the centre and border is left to show that the 



