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 ANCIENT EARTHWORKS BOXFORD. There is a barrow of nearly circular form in a field at the bottom of Rowbury Hill. It was opened about the year 1870, when only a quantity of charcoal ashes was found. 1 BRIGHTWELL. There is a circular barrow which forms a con- spicuous landmark on the top of Brightwell Hill. BRIMPTON. There are six round barrows in Brimpton parish, five near to each other, the sixth being a quarter of a mile to the south. They vary in size, the largest being go feet in diameter, the others some- what smaller. They are all flat on the top and have a trench around the base. Two were exhaustively examined by Canon Greenwell in 1880, who failed to find any evidence of their sepulchral origin. Two are mentioned in the Abingdon Chronicle (i. 117-8) under the names of Imma beorge and heafod beorge. The five are near what is believed to be the course of the Roman road from Calleva to Aquae Solis.* CHADDLEWORTH. Three round barrows lie in the extreme southern corner of Wooley Down, to the west of the road leading from Hunger- ford to Wantage, and extend in a line from north to south. Their diameters are 66, 48, and 36 feet, while their heights vary from five feet to one. There is a shallow trench around each, and there are depressions at the top, due, no doubt, to the work of treasure-seekers, who have been active here, even in recent years. They are popularly supposed to be soldiers' graves. There is a mound in the middle of Field Copse, but this is probably not a burial tumulus. CHILDREY. There is a barrow about 50 yards north-east of the Ridge-way 97 feet in diameter, and still 5! feet high, though formerly much higher. It was opened in 1880 by Canon Greenwell who found a large sarson stone six feet from the centre, with a smaller one beneath it. 3 There is another barrow on Hackpen Hill. CHILTON. There is a large tumulus on Chilton Down near the southern boundary of the parish. COMPTON. There were four barrows, known as the Cross Barrows, in Compton parish, about a mile east of Ilsley on a conspicuous emi- nence. These were examined by Mr. Hewitt in 1843. ^ n one was found the skeleton of a large man, fixed into whose pelvis was an iron javelin-head. In another were six skeletons, with a small brass pin, some fragments of coarse pottery, several ochre beads and other objects. In the third was a single skeleton with weapons somewhat resembling that found in No. i. The fourth contained no interment whatever.' COOKHAM. At Cockmarsh are four barrows. They were opened in 1874 by Mr. A. H. Cocks, when three were found to contain remains > Trans. Newbury Dist. Field Club, ii. 16. Arch. lii. 62-4. Trans. Newbury Dist. Field Club, ii. 191. Hewitt, Hundred of Compton, 153-5. Reading Mercury, Jan. 1843. 279
 * Arch. lii. 65-6. Trans. Newbury Dist. Field Club, iv. 1 86.