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During this process the unburnt bodies of three adults had been 

 met with, as was evidenced by the scattered bones thrown out 

 with the displaced stones. Though originally constructed in earlier 

 times, it had been made use of, probably many centuries after its 

 erection, by the later Anglian settlers in the district, three of 

 whose burials were discovered on the sides and not much below 

 the surface of the mound. The bodies were those of a man past 

 middle life, of an aged woman, and of a child. They were interred 

 at full length, laid on the back in very shallow graves ; those 

 in which the adults had been buried having stones set on edge 

 along the sides and behind the head of the body ; if there had 

 ever been covers they had been removed. The bodies had been 

 placed with the heads approximately to the west, varying from 

 N.N.W. to N.W. by W., the hands in all cases being on the 

 hips ; nothing in the shape of weapon or implement was found 

 with them. At the centre of the cairn was a grave excavated 

 to a depth of 2 ft. in the limestone rock ; it was 8 ft. long and 5 ft. 

 wide, the long diameter being north and south. On the bottom, with 

 the head 1 ft. 8 in. from the south end of the grave, was the body 

 of a young man 17 or 18 years of age, who had been above 6ft. 

 in height. He was laid on the left side, with the head to S. and 

 the hands up to the face. At the crown of the head was an 

 implement made of chert ; it is formed from a thick flake, some- 

 what triangular in shape, 2f in. long and f in. wide at the broadest 

 part ; it has been carefully chipped along all its edges upon one 

 face, the other being left untouched as it came off' from the block. 

 One end is flaked to a point, and it may be designated as a 

 scraper and boring tool combined. Close to the body was charcoal 

 in small quantities. 



CLXXIX. Another cairn situated somewhat lower on the lime- 

 stone range and a little to the east of the last, on the hill called 

 Little Kinman, was found to have been completely opened, and 

 from the appearances it presented, many years ago. It was 32 ft. 

 in diameter, and now about 2^ ft. high. The remains of two 

 bodies were found scattered amongst the disturbed materials of 

 the mound. At the centre, and placed upon the natural surface, 

 was a cist, 3 ft. 10 in. long, 2ft. 3 in. wide, and 2ft. 2 in. deep, 

 formed of four stones set on edge, and having a direction south-west 

 and north-east; the cover or covers had been removed by the previous 

 explorers. Portions of three bodies were found within the cist 



