CALLED CASTLE HILL. 347 
an old halfpenny into a piece of clay, at the bottom 
of our excavations. The halfpenny had been in the 
fire, was much corroded with rust, and the im- 
pression was very indistinct ; but, it was found to 
be a coin of George II. If this little trick had 
not been discovered, we must have inferred, that 
the barrow had been opened before. 
As the Rey. Peter Legh had given an invita- 
tion to his friends to be present, at the opening 
of Castle hill, on Friday, the 7th of J uly, we soon 
found, that it would be necessary for the colliers 
to work all night, so that the openings might be 
ready. During the short twilight of a summer’s 
night, there was a sharp, cold breeze, on Castle 
hill; and, we kindled a fire on the top of the hill. 
The eddying columns of white smoke rising un- 
der the lofty arch of oak boughs; the breeze 
veering, and whirling, two or three times round, 
from every point of the compass; the flickering 
flame throwing its glare of light upon the quiver- 
ing arch of oak leaves; the dark and dingy faces 
of the colliers, standing close about the fire; and, 
the apprehension, that the White Lady of Castle 
hill, might be looking upon our rash proceedings 
with displeasure, produced an association of ideas 
not easily to be expressed. 
