Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum hold a series of models of ancient monuments in their collections. Here follows a list of their holdings, please note it is not known if this is a comprehensive set as they only acquired them in 1975 and some of Pitt-Rivers' original models may already have been lost. If you want any further information about these items please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SBYWM:2A1.3 ... Model of Pen Bont Cromlech, Newport, Pembrokeshire, a megalithic burial chamber
SBYWM:2A1.4 ... Model of Pentre Evan Cromlech, near Newport, Pembrokeshire, a megalithic burial chamber
SBYWM:2A1.5 ... Model of Longhouse Cromlech, near Trevine, Pembrokeshire
SBYWM:2A2.5 ... Model of excavations at Cissbury flint mines, in 2 sections
SBYWM:2A2.6 ... Model of excavations at Cissbury flint mines, in 2 sections
SBYWM:2B1.1 ... Model of ground in the vicinity of Wor Barrow, Handley Down, Dorset (showing Wor Barrow, barrows 26 and 27, Angle Ditch and beaker burial
SBYWM:2B1.2 ... Model of Wor Barrow on Handley Down before excavation
SBYWM:2B1.2.1 ... Model of Wor Barrow on Handley Down, after excavation by General Pitt-Rivers in 1893-4
SBYWM:2B1.2.2 ... Model of the Angle Ditch, near Wor Barrow, on Handley Down excavated by General Pitt-Rivers in 1893
SBYWM:2B3.3 ... Model of Barrow 27, near Wor Barrow, on Handley Down, Dorset
SBYWM:2B3.4 ... Model of the grave of the bronze age, found 200 foot to the south west of the centre of Wor Barrow (beaker burial)
SBYWM:2B3.5 ... Model of tumulus, excavated by General Pitt-Rivers in Susan Gibb's Walk, Rushmore Park, September 1884 (beaker burial)
SBYWM:2C1.16 ... Model of pit found 44 feet to the north west of the north west face of Handley Hill Entrenchment
SBYWM:2C1.17 ... Model of Handley Hill Entrenchment excavated by General Pitt-Rivers August 1893
SBYWM:2C2.4 ... Model of Handley Hill Entrenchment before excavation
SBYWM:2C3.40 ... Model of Martin Down Camp, Wiltshire
SBYWM:2C3.41 ... Model of the fore trench of the bronze age, passing 500 feet distant to the east of Martin Down Camp
SBYWM:2C3.42 ... Model of pit (Roman) 652 feet to the north west of the west corner of Martin Down Entrenchment
SBYWM:2C4.31 ... Model of Barrow no. 23, Handley
SBYWM:2C4.32 ... Model of Barrow no. 24, Handley Hill, Dorset including urnfield outside barrow
SBYWM:2D1.13 ... Model of Black Burgh tumulus, near Brighton, with internment of the Bronze Age, excavated by General Pitt-Rivers in 1872
SBYWM:2F1.27 ... Model of Barrow 28, Wyke Down, Handley
SBYWM:2F1.28 ... Model of Barrow 29, Thorny Down, Handley
SBYWM:2F2.25 ... Model of South Lodge Camp, Rushmore Park, after excavation
SBYWM:2F2.29 ... Model of South Lodge Camp, Rushmore Park, before excavation
SBYWM:2F2.30 ... Model of pit 131 feet to the west of South Lodge Camp, Rushmore Park
SBYWM:2I1.1 ... Model of Gap Stone Circle, Auchorthies, near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
SBYWM:2I2.1 ... Model of Gap Stone Circle, Dyce, near Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
SBYWM:3B.27 ... Model of hypocaust no. 1 discovered in the south east quarter of the Romano-British village on Woodcutts Common
SBYWM:3B.28 ... Model of hypocaust no. 2 discovered in the south east quarter of the Romano-British village on Woodcutts Common
SBYWM:3B.29 ... Model of pit 64 showing position of the skeleton, Woodcutts
SBYWM:3B.30 ... Model of double pit no. 23 in the Romano-British village on Woodcutts Common
SBYWM:3B.31 ... Model of pits nos. 12, 14, 14a and 15 on the south west side of central quarter, Romano-British village on Woodcutts Common
SBYWM:3B.32 ... Model showing the positions of 3 skeletons discovered in pit no. 62 on the side of the interior ditch, north west quarter, Romano-British village on Woodcutts Common.
SBYWM:3B.33 ... Model showing the position and attitude of 2 skeletons discovered in pit no. 88 on the north east ditch, Romano-British village on Woodcutts Common.
SBYWM:3B.34 ... Romano-British village, Woodcutts, model on an enlarged scale of a position of the pits and ditches on the north east side of the central quarter
SBYWM:3B.35 ... Model showing the positions of skeletons in pit 4 in the north west quarter of the Romano-British village on Woodcutts Common
SBYWM:3B.36 ... Model in two sections of the Romano-British village, Woodcutts, Dorset explored by Lt.-General Pitt-Rivers in 1884-5
SBYWM:3B.37 ... Model of a no. 3 pit of unknown use, perhaps a hypocaust of some kind, Rotherley Berwick St John, Wiltshire
SBYWM:3B.38 ... Model of grave in south quarter, Romano-British village, Rotherley, showing skeleton no. 1, male.
SBYWM:3B.39 ... Model of pit 54, Romano-British village, Rotherley, showing the position of skeleton no. 6, male.
SBYWM:3B.40 ... Model of pit and trenches in the north quarter, Romano-British village, Rotherley, showing the position of skeletons
SBYWM:3B.41 ... Model of portion of southern ditch, Romano-British village, Rotherley, showing the position of skeleton no. 2, male and no. 3, male.
SBYWM:3B.42 ... Model of Romano-British village, Rotherley, showing the pits and trenches discovered during the excavations, 1886-7
SBYWM:3B.43 ... Model of Romano-British village, Rotherley, Wiltshire, showing the undulations of the surface before excavation 1886
SBYWM:3F1B.1 ... Model of Romano-British building at Iwerne, 1897
SBYWM:3F1D.1 ... Model of Romano-British pit and trench, Nursery Gardens, Rushmore Park, 1894
SBYWM:3F2B.1 ... Model of section 2, Wansdyke, at Brown's Barn, cut by Lt. General Pitt-Rivers in 1890, showing the position of the various fragments of pottery found in the section
SBYWM:3F2B.2 ... Model of section 3, Wansdyke, at Brown's Barn, cut by Lt. General Pitt-Rivers in 1890
SBYWM:3F2B.3 ... Model of the entrenchment at Brown's Barn 5 miles north of Devizes showing where it is crossed by Wansdyke, also showing the cuts made by Lt. General Pitt Rivers in 1890
SBYWM:3F2B.4 ... Model of section 1 in Wansdyke, near Shepherd's Shore, excavated by Lt. General Pitt-Rivers in 1889
SBYWM:3F3B.1 ... Model of section 2, Bokerly Dyke, showing the position of the objects found
SBYWM:3F3B.2 ... Model of section 1, Bokerly Dyke, showing the position of the objects found
SBYWM:3F3B.3 ... Model of the Roman Road, Woodyates, where the boundary drain crosses it 228 yards to the north east of Bokerly Dyke
SBYWM:3F3B.4 ... Model showing the position of skeletons 3, 4, and 15 in the east drain, Romano-British settlement, Woodyates
SBYWM:3F3B.5 ... Model of a cremated internment, found in boat-shaped coffin ... Woodyates
SBYWM:3F3B.6 ... Model of part of Bokerly Dyke showing the spur about 466 yards to the south east of the Salisbury road and the excavation by ... Pitt Rivers in 1890 ...
SBYWM:3F3B.7 ... Model of hypocaust found whilst digging the mid drain west No. 1, also of grave skeleton no 11 found in the mid drain, Woodyates 1889-90
SBYWM:3F3B.8 ... Model of part of Bokerly Down near Woodyates ... excavated in 1889-90
SBYWM:3F3B.9 ... Model of portion of Bokerly Down near Woodyates where the Roman Road and Salisbury Road cross it, showing the excavations ... in 1890
SBYWM:3F4.1 ... Model of no. 3 hypocaust discovered in north east quarter of the Romano-British village on Woodcutts Common
SBYWM:3F4.1 ... Model of no. 4 hypocaust discovered in north east quarter of the Romano-British village on Woodcutts Common
SBYWM:3M1D.1 ... Model of Romano-British wattle and daub wattling as found at Woodcutts
SBYWM:3M2D.1 ... Facsimile of daub and wattle work found in Romano-British village, Woodcutts
AP, April 2011
I am most grateful to Jane Ellis-Schon for providing details of all the objects in the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum's Pitt-Rivers collections from which this list was compiled.
To find out about some similar models from the founding collection, see here.
