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their correct position, but the bodies touched each other ; that 

 of the woman lying upon its side, and that of the man slightly 

 so ; the head of each leant towards the other, so that their fore- 

 heads touched so intimately tliat the blade of a knife could not 

 be passed between them. The right arm of the man lay across 

 his breast; " that of the woman by her right side, over which 

 his left arm crossed, apparently to clasp the left hand of the 

 woman, whose arm was bent in that direction across her body. 

 The bodies having been placed in a bent position and unpro- 

 tected, it was not possible to obtain a correct measurement of 

 them. The skeletons however as they lay measured, that of 

 the man, five feet eight inches ; of the woman, five feet one inch. 

 Here again, we find the same idea suggested with regard to the 

 place of honour, as in No. 4 ; and it will be observed in addition, 

 that the man is laid on the dexter side of the woman. 



The cists were completely filled with fine mould, which being 

 carefully removed, the skeletons as above mentioned became 

 exposed to view. It may also be observed that the skulls, 

 except in one intance, were similarly filled, probably by the 

 agency of rain water percolating from above. 



The first cutting was then proceeded with across the southern 

 half of the barrow, along the feet of the first row of interments, 

 round the centre, and back again between the heads of the first 

 row, and the feet of the second row, for the purpose of ascertain- 

 ing whether any more ancient deposits existed upon or near the 

 floor. At the distance of two feet six inches from the feet of 

 interment No. 3, and at a level of two feet deeper, the workmen 

 came upon some large flat stones, set edgeways, but fallen in- 

 wards, which appeared to have formed one angle of a square ; 

 beneath them was a skeleton much crushed, lying upon the lefl 

 side, in a different direction from those already described, the 

 skull being towards the north-west. The knees were doubled 



sepulchral remains of the Romano British period, was brought to light 

 a stone coffin, which contained the remains of two persons, supposed to 

 have been male and female. Archaeological Journal, Vol 10, p. 61. 



II Sir R. C. Hoare mentions interments where the right arms of the 

 skeletons were laid across the breast, but in these instances, the head 

 was turned towards the right shoulder. 



