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appearance of wood or linen, or anything to indicate that the 
body had been enveloped by a covering of any description. 
*‘From the position of the two bodies, it would appear 
evident that they had been buried subsequent to the erection 
of the tower, inasmuch as the lower, and most perfect of the 
two, and the one on which any reasoning that may be made 
should be applied, was placed with the head two feet from 
the interior face of the tower, in consequence of the rubble- 
work of the foundation projecting that distance within the 
upright walls of the tower, and the feet were inserted under 
the foundation on the opposite side. The direction of the 
body was W. N. W. and E. S. E., the head at the west, and 
which appears to be the general direction of the graves in the 
adjoining yard. 
‘‘ Upon commencing operations, it became necessary to 
remove the great quantity of vegetable matter, which was 
composed of pieces of wood, twigs, &c., evidently the debris 
of bird’s nests, mixed with stones thrown in by idle persons. 
‘«* Upon entering the large tower by the doorway, which is 
eleven feet six inches above the upper footing-course of the 
foundation, the interior was found to be filled with decayed 
vegetable matter, bones of birds, sheep, pigs, &c., with a few 
human bones, all intermixed to the height of five feet above 
the level of the footing-course, or, as was subsequently ascer- 
tained, above the level of the lower floor of the tower. The 
first thing to be accomplished was the removal of such a large 
mass of material; this was done by fixing staging of planks 
across the interior, and hoisting it up and discharging it out- 
side; this was a long and tedious operation; when accom- 
plished, it was ascertained that the dressed stone was eleven feet 
six inches below the sill of the doorway, corresponding with the 
height measured outside. Upon sinking eight feet, the vege- 
table mould, &c., was found lying upon a rubble stone paving 
of about one foot six inches in thickness. The material next to 
be removed was gravel and sand mixed, about nine inches; then 
