William Cunnington FSA ( 1754 -- 31 December 1810 ) was a self - educated merchant who developed an interest in the rich archaeological landscape around the Wiltshire village of Heytesbury where he lived and worked .
William Cunnington FSA ( 1754 -- 31 December 1810 ) was an English antiquarian and archaeologist . 
 Cunnington was a self - educated merchant , who developed an interest in the rich archaeological landscape around the Wiltshire village of Heytesbury where he lived and worked .