CALLED CASTLE HILL. 343 
the black beetle already mentioned, and a small 
piece of wood charcoal. 
Three shafts were also sunk, in the circular 
chamber, containing the animal matter; and 
the position of these shafts is shown, in the 
figure, already given, of the horizontal section 
of the hill. These shafts were sunk into the 
undisturbed strata of solid earth, nearly to 
the rock; and nothing was found, except the 
trench, and the two tiers of oak wood already 
described. 
DRIFT ON THE EAST SIDE. 
The drift, from the west side of the hill, was 
continued in a straight line, through the hill, to 
the east side; and, on the east side of the centre 
of the barrow, the earth was less compact, and 
was mixed with sand, and large fragments of red 
freestone. 
WHETSTONE. 
In this drift, on the east side of the shaft, and 
near the centre of the hill, a broken whetstone 
was found, which is represented in the annexed 
figure, No. 3. It was of freestone, of a fine grain, of 
