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** Upon sinking nine inches, vegetable mould only was 
found, then sand mixed with small stones and mould, which 
became more compact as the excavation proceeded. At the 
depth of three feet nine inches the workmen discovered the 
ribs of a skeleton; they were then directed to proceed very 
carefully in their operation: it should be observed that the 
pieces of bone taken up would scarcely bear to be handled, 
falling into small fragments; upon clearing the earth away, 
the skull of a human body was found in a perfect state, firmly 
imbedded in the earth and gravel. Upon removing the earth 
to bare the skeleton, a second was found, one foot above that 
first discovered. Every endeavour was then made to lay bare 
this second skeleton, which was to a great extent effected, 
but no skull could be found; the legs were buried consi- 
derably under the foundation-walls of the tower; the bones 
found were very perfect until we attempted to raise them, 
when they were found to be very brittle, falling to pieces with 
the least pressure or strain. Having removed the upper skele- 
ton, the intervening layer of earth was carefully raised, and 
thus the second or lower skeleton, with the exception of the 
ribs, which had been disturbed upon first finding it, upon being 
laid bare, were found as perfect as the day the body was placed 
in the grave; the bones of one leg were taken out uninjured, 
which measured one foot two inches, but not so the skull, 
which broke into several pieces upon the attempt to raise it from 
the soil, which was very firmly attached to it; the formation of 
the head appeared to be remarkable; the fragments have been 
carefully preserved. Having removed the bones of the lower 
skeleton, the excavation was then proceeded with, until the 
natural ground was found, which was coarse limestone gravel, 
mixed with boulder-stones of a middling size, rendering the 
progress of the work very difficult, and evidently shewing 
that it had never been disturbed. The lower of the two 
skeletons was laid upon the surface of the limestone gravel, 
apparently in a naked state, as there was not the slightest 
