330 OPENING OF AN ANCIENT BARROW 
DRIFT ON THE WEST SIDE. 
The hill was found to be composed of clay 
and marl, red sand and red sandstone; but, the 
west side of the barrow was composed principally 
of stiff red clay. 
BURNT CLAY AND CHARCOAL. 
In the drift, on the west side of the hill, nearly 
on the level with the original sward, were found 
patches of burnt clay and marl, mixed with ashes 
and pieces of wood-charcoal. ‘The ashes seemed 
to be coal ashes; for, a piece of unburnt coal was 
found in the clay ; and this proves, that the use of 
coal was not unknown, when this barrow was 
made. Several stones were found, on which there 
were evident marks of the action of fire. The 
pieces of wood-charcoal were very light: the 
fibre of the wood was very visible ; and, we should 
have thought, that the wood had been beech, if 
Cesar had not said, that there were no beech 
trees in Britain. A cubical piece of this wood- 
charcoal, nearly three inches square, is in the 
possession of the Rev. Peter Legh. 
OAK BRANCHES. 
Roots, and branches of oak, were found im- 
bedded in the marl, in this drift: the bark re- 
