The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Volume 7Edward Hungerford Goddard Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1862 - Archaeology Includes proceedings of the annual general meetings of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. |
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Page 122
... hung with a number of drawings , by G. Poulett Scrope , of various tumuli , of the excavations at North Wraxhall , and rubbings of brasses , & c . , & c . Swindon and its Neighbourhood . By the Rev. J. E. 122 The Museum .
... hung with a number of drawings , by G. Poulett Scrope , of various tumuli , of the excavations at North Wraxhall , and rubbings of brasses , & c . , & c . Swindon and its Neighbourhood . By the Rev. J. E. 122 The Museum .
Page 144
... tumulus , and then to consider its probable origin : remarking by the way , that gigantic as the work is , we can find no allusion to it in any early writer , unless we accept the suggestion ( for which there seem to be scarcely ...
... tumulus , and then to consider its probable origin : remarking by the way , that gigantic as the work is , we can find no allusion to it in any early writer , unless we accept the suggestion ( for which there seem to be scarcely ...
Page 147
... tumulus had been formed : 3 thus we have 1st , ( at a ) Light rubble with flints and chalk . 2nd , ( at b ) Dark clayey rubble with flints . 3rd , ( at c ) Decayed peat with moss and shells . 4th , ( at d ) Light chalky rubble , forming ...
... tumulus had been formed : 3 thus we have 1st , ( at a ) Light rubble with flints and chalk . 2nd , ( at b ) Dark clayey rubble with flints . 3rd , ( at c ) Decayed peat with moss and shells . 4th , ( at d ) Light chalky rubble , forming ...
Page 148
... tumulus , there is a great variety of opinion , some inclining to the tradition that a King Sel was buried here , and thence its name ; 1 others , that it is " Solis - bury , " the mound of the Sun : but the most obvious derivation ...
... tumulus , there is a great variety of opinion , some inclining to the tradition that a King Sel was buried here , and thence its name ; 1 others , that it is " Solis - bury , " the mound of the Sun : but the most obvious derivation ...
Page 150
... tumulus has been variously esti- mated at from five to six acres . According to my measurements , the area of the base would be 5 acres and 1192 yards , and its cubical contents 468 , 170 cubic yards . And now I think I may assert ...
... tumulus has been variously esti- mated at from five to six acres . According to my measurements , the area of the base would be 5 acres and 1192 yards , and its cubical contents 468 , 170 cubic yards . And now I think I may assert ...
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