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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
THE SAXON LAND CHARTERS OF WILTSHIRE. I ~J\ come in that charter four points later than Hyrst Leah, and in this present charter two points earlier. Seyt Hangra, wherever it was, must have been somewhere near the W. by. of the present parish of West Overton. The Burh of 9 is not traceable on the map ; but it is probable that an enquirer who searched the down near the ridgeway S. of East Kennett might find traces of it. 15. Of, etc. on Eadgardes Gete : ' From Hurst Lea to Eadgard's Gate.' 16. Of, etc. on thone Langan Seeagan westeiveardne : ' From Eadgard's Gate to the Long Shaw (small wood) on its west side.' 17. Of, etc. on thaet Haethene Byrgils : ' From Long Shaw to the Heathen Burialplace.' 18. Of, etc. an Lorta Lea westezveardne : ' From the Heathen Burialplace to the west side of Lorta's Lea.' The sites of landmarks 15-18 are quite indeterminable. 19. Of, etc. eft on thone Chiriestede : ' From Lorta's Lea once more to the Farmsteading near the Church.' See 1. The charter, B.875, K.1162, which B. ascribes to Overton, Wilts., has a brief survey attached to it which has no landmarks corresponding to those of the charters here given. I do not think it is a charter of this Overton ; and it is certainly not a charter of Overton, Hants. A reference to a river Wusa (Ouse) in the survey makes me think that it belongs to Overton in the N. Riding of Yorkshire. Charter of the lands of Pewsey, 6 m. SSW. of Marlborough. B.748. K.380. RD. A.D. 940. Granted by King Eadmund to St. Peter's monastery, i.e. the New monastery, at Winchester. Hides. 30. Name : Pevesige, Peuesige. Ident. K. Pewsey, Wilts. ; B. Pewsey, Wilts. The survey is almost certainly of the AS. age, and may
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