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covered by one, but was intended to stand as a monument 
above ground.” And in this respect it differs from 
Japanese dolmens, which, without exception, are all buried 
in tumuli. The stones composing it are of granite, and 
had been brought from the neighbouring hills. At first 
sight it seemed to consist of hewn stones, but a closer 
examination showed that their flat sides and slab-like form 
were not due to artificial fashioning, but to the geological 
structure of the granite of the district. 
“The chief megolithic feature of the dolmen is its 
capstone, the dimensions of which are: length, 14 feet 
6 inches; breadth, 13 feet 2 inches. In thickness it varies 
from about 9 inches to 18 inches, the average being 
rather more than one foot. Each of its four sides is 
formed of a single stone set up perpendicularly. Three 
of these stones are unbroken. 
“The chamber is small, measuring but 6 feet in 
length, 4 feet 1 inch in breadth at the north-east end, and 
3 feet 9 inches at the south-west end. Its present height 
is 2 feet 9 inches from the floor to the lower side of the 
capstone, and its open end faces the south-west. The 
stones forming the sides are only from 8 inches to 9 inches 
in thickness, and the end stone is only about 6 inches. 
No remains were found in the chamber, not even fragments 
of pottery. One of the chief peculiarities of this dolmen 
is the disproportionate size of the capstone compared with 
the side stones and the size of the chamber. In most 
dolmens, wherever found, one of the most marked features 
is generally the large size of the capstone, or capstones, if 
there are more than one; but I know of no other example 
in which it so greatly exceeds the size of the chamber and 
supporting stones as this. One is mentioned by Fergusson 
in Western India, in which the capstone measures 15 feet 
9 inches by & feet 6 inches, and the chamber 8 feet 
by 6 feet, but the upright stones are there more than 
