By William Long, Esq. 61 



are arranged very symmetrically within the outer circle^ and nearly 

 at the distance of half the nulius from the centre. 



''The dimensions of the trilithons are nearly as follows : — 



ft. in. 



A. Height of upright out of ground 22 5 

 Ceatral trilithon. Lintel, length 15 



B. Height of upright out of ground 17 2 



Lintel, length 15 9 



C. Height of upright out of ground 16 6 



Lintel, length 17 



D. Height of upright out of ground 22 



Lintel, length 16 



E. Height of upright above ground 16 6 

 The Altar stone F, is 17 feet long and 3 feet 6 inches wide. 



" In addition to these there was formerly a complete circle of thirty 

 smaller upright stones about 6 feet hig-h, which was intermediate 

 in position between the outer circle and the five trilithons. Within 

 the trilithons there was a row of smaller stones about 7 feet 6 in- 

 ches high, parallel to the trilithons. 



"■ Only seventeen of the thirty upright stones of the outer circle are 

 now standing, and only six of the thirty lintels are now in their places. 

 Of the trilithons only two (B. and C.) are perfect; the lintel and one of 

 the uprights of A. has fallen and lies broken upon the altar stone 

 F., whilst the other upright is in an inclined position, and supported 

 only by one of the smaller stones which stood in front of it; this 

 fell in 1620. D. lies prostrate, having fallen outward with its 

 capstone on the 3rd of January, 1797. One of the uprighls of E. 

 has fallen inwards and is broken into three parts, and its lintel also 

 is broken into three parts. 



"Of the circle of smaller stones very few remain standing; the 

 small lintel on the left of the central entrance is all that remains to 

 indicate that there were probably some lintels on this circle, as 

 there may also have been on the inner row of stones. 



" The structure is surrounded by a circular enclosure of earth, 

 about 300 feet in diameter, with a shallow ditch outside it." 



Sir Philip Sidney gave utterance to the popular notion when he 



