It must be understood by all those who read these charters that this ...

THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\
The seven barrows must have stood between the ford
and Coltan Beorh ; and they are probably to be identified
with the group of barrows which stands about 3 fur. NE.
of the village of West Kennett.
5. Of, etc. on tha Ίwe gen Dunne S tanas be estan Colta
Beorg : ' From Colta's Barrow to the Two Brown Stones
to the east of Colta's Barrow.'
6. Of, etc. Stanes innan Seropes Bytt (for Pytt): ' From
the Stone to Scrope's Pit.'
7. Of, etc. be tweox ii Beorgas : ' From Scrope's Pit
between the Two Barrows.'
8. And thaer adun innan thone Ford : ' And then down
to the Ford.'
Scrope's Pit and the two barrows are landmarks of
the previous charter. For the two barrows see 13 of that
charter. The pit must have been on the half-mile of
modern by. N. of the two barrows.
The ford was where the ridgeway crosses the Kennett
at East Kennett.
9. Of, etc. innan thone Dunnan Stan with foran tham
Burg Gete : ' From the Ford to the Dark Brown Stone
over against the front of the Camp Gate.'
10. Of, etc. up ofer Seyfling Dune on thone Langan Η line
eastewerdne : ' From the Stone up over the Down of the
son of Scyfel to the Long Lynch on its east side.'
11. Of, etc. on aenne Crundel: ' From the Lynch to a
Quarry.'
12. Of, etc. innan Seyt Hangran : ' From the Quarry
to (Sheet ?) Hanging Wood.'
13. Of, etc. on Mere Grafe easte werdne: 'From
Sheet Hanger to the east side of Pond Grove.'
14. Of, etc. on Ers Lege (read Hyrst Leage) : ' From
Pond Grove to Wood Lea.'
This brings the survey to 4 of the last charter, the name
of which survives in that of Hursley Bottom between
Pumphrey Wood (OMi) and West Wood (OMi). But
unless the survey of this part of the grant S. of the river has
been taken against the clock, a most unlikely supposition
in any case, and particularly in a case where the earlier
part of the survey goes with the clock, it is most difficult,
in fact impossible, to account for the fact that Seyt Hangra,
which is a landmark of the previous charter (see 8), should