336 On the Cotmbuftion of dead Bodies 
over the centre. It was paved with flat ftones, that 
bore evident marks of fcorching from fire, in the 
midft, and on the North-Eaft and broadeft end, 
where probably the head of the corpfe had been 
fufpended ; but the other end was excavated out of 
the hard till, with a ftratum of two or three inches of 
charcoal fpread over it. ‘Ihe eminence was fituated 
about fifty paces North-Eaft of the middle of the large 
coemetery defcribed in my paper; and about twenty- 
five paces South-Eaft of the hearth was placed the 
niche, which contained the iron chains, &c. 
This laft was cut out of the hard till, on the fide — 
of the rifing ground, where no water could lie; 
and was covered with a rich mould. At the diftance 
of fifty paces farther, on a low part of the ground, 
in the fame direction, a rounded ftone was obferved, 
of a larger fize than any in the neighbourhood, 
requiring the exertions of three men to turn it 
over. It was placed on a pavement of common 
round ftones, to prevent its finking. 
This was evidently a land-mark, by which the 
niche, containing the iron apparatus, could always 
be difcovered ; though a circumftance by no means 
capable of attracting the notice of any, except thofe 
who came with the exprefs purpofe of finding 
it. 
I would therefore afk any unprejudiced perfon, 
how he can poffibly. fuppofe, that this land- 
mark; the niche inclofing the extraordinary affem-~ 
blage 
