Randwick Long Barrow. By G. B. Wirts, C.E. 
This Barrow is situated on the top of Randwick Hill, within 
the entrenchments of an ancient camp. The direction of the 
mound is H.N.E. and W.S.W., the highest portion being 
towards the E.N.E. The west end has been destroyed by 
quarrying operations, leaving the present mound only 113 feet 
in length: the original Barrow (comparing it with others in the 
neighbourhood) was probably 185 in length. The two external 
walls were exposed to view in the quarry at the west end. In 
July 1883 Mr Wircuett and myself directed the labourers to 
excavate along the outside of the southern wall, commencing 
at the exposed point in the quarry. After driving a trench 
about eight feet, we came upon several skeletons laid close to 
the external wall: these skeletons, though in rather a composed 
mass, had evidently been buried in the usual sitting posture— 
this was proved by the skulls and knee-pans (patellas) being 
found together, and the heel bones and heads of the femurs. 
An examination of the bones found at this point showed that 
there were nine femurs, and only portions of four skulls, while 
a medical gentleman declared there were eleven arms—rather a 
curious combination! With the human bones were a few of 
the lower creatures, including a peculiar jaw, supposed to be 
that of the missing link! The southern wall proved to be very 
much perished, and it was only occasionally that its line could 
be traced. The northern wall was traced for some distance 
from the western quarry, and, as far as the examination con- 
tinued, the wall was intact. On a future day Mr WrrcHEeLi 
exposed to view the central line of the Barrow; this consisted 
of a roughly built wall, in some places 10 to 12 feet in height. 
For the first 30 feet from the west end this wall faced towards 
the north; it then came to a transverse wall; for the next 40 
