A Review of " Pre-historic England." 247 



of heathenism." — ^Report of Lecture at Stonehenge, Aug. 7th, 

 1860, p. 9. 

 Page 409. " In the outer circle of Stonehenge, five large stones 



are found within the inner ditch The only conclusion 



feasible as to their oflSce is, that they formed solid points of support 

 to a wooden palisade which enclosed the exterior court of the 

 temple." 



Two stones are to be seen within the vallum and adjoining it ; 

 and there is a large recumbent stone just inside the avenue entrance 

 to the vallum — but where are the other two ? 



Page 409. "The Hackpen on Overton Hill consisted of 40 

 stones." 



What does the writer mean by " the Hackpen ? " He does not 

 appear to know that this was the name of the ridge extending 

 from Overton Hill to Barbury Castle. We must suppose that he 

 adopts Stukeley's absurd interpretation of the word as meaning the 

 " serpents head," and that by this name he refers to the circles of 

 stones on Overton Hill which were removed in 1724. 



Page 413. " We have the portrait, as it were, of each stone that 

 stood erect at the time of Dr. Stukeley's survey. We have also 

 indications of the position of the fallen stones, and of the places 

 from which stones had been removed. But we have no means of 

 detecting how the latter points have been determined ; whether by 

 depressions in the ground, testimony of eye-witnesses, or Dr. 

 Stukeley's ideas of Druidical symmetry." 



Had the reviewer kept his eyes open when be was at Abury 

 (and it is hard to believe that he was ever there), he might have 

 seen, in very many places, depressions in the turf which, indicate 

 the sites of stones which have been destroyed. 



Page 414. " But no traces exist of benchings or steps on the 

 bank " (at Abury). 



It is quite true that there are no traces of steps on the bank, 

 but a flat ledge may be distinctly seen in the south-eastern portion 

 of the vallum. 



Page 416. Of Silbury Hill we have the following : — 



" Allowing for the long influence of natural causes, its original 



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