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ever, the cliffs of the ifle of Wight range 

 beyond it in the diftance. 



Scattered about thefe wild grounds we 

 meet with many tumuli. Between Shirley- 

 holms, and Setley-wood, are four or five. 

 Two of them are raifed in contiguous circles, 

 which is a circumftance rather uncommon. 

 It feems to indicate, that the perfons, to 

 whofe memory they were conftrufted, had 

 been nearly connected. On pacing the cir- 

 cumference of each, we find they have be- 

 longed to perfons of unequal dignity, in the 

 proportion of a hundred and eight, to eighty 

 three. But a little to the eail of Shirley-holms, 

 near Peatmer-pond, arifes a larger tumulus 

 than either of thefe, called Shirley-barrow. 

 It's circumference is a hundred and forty 



paces. There are many other tumuli, on 



the great heaths of the foreU: ; which I mention 

 here, as I mall take no farther notice of 

 them. 



As we defcended the gentle heights, on. 

 which we were now raifed, a beautiful valley, 



H 4 about 



