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composition, and originally there had been a circle of stones 

 surrounding it at the base ; three of which are still left standing, 

 whilst the holes from whence other three have been removed are still 

 distinguishable. At a point 9 ft. east of the centre, in a hollow 

 sunk 14 in. below the surface and covered by a flat stone, was a 

 cinerary urn reversed. It contained a deposit of burnt bones. The 

 urn is in shape like fig. 59, 14f in. high, 12f in. wide at the mouth, 

 and 3f in. at the bottom. The inside of the lip of the rim (1^ in. 

 deep) has two encircling lines of twisted-thong impressions upon it, 

 and a similar line is on the edge of the lip. The upper part of the 

 urn, for a space of five inches, is ornamented with four encompassing 

 rows of round dotted impressions. Five feet north-east of the 

 centre was a second deposit of burnt bones, laid on a flat stone 

 which rested on the natural surface, and having a cinerary urn 

 reversed over them. Three flat stones were placed as a protection 

 round the urn, but notwithstanding this it was so much dis- 

 integrated that nothing more could be made out with respect 

 to it than that the rim, which has been at least 2^ in. deep, is 

 ornamented with an irregular pattern of dots made by the applica- 

 tion of an oval-ended instrument. The bones in both cases were 

 reduced to a very small quantity, having been subjected to a severe 

 and long-continued action of fire. 



PAEISH OF HARTBURN. Ord. Map. cix. s.w. 



CCXII. A small barrow near Green Leighton proved on 

 examination to have been partially rifled ; it was 20 ft. in diameter, 

 2 ft. high, and was made of limestone, sandstone and earth. At 

 a point 9| ft. east-by-south from the centre, and laid on the top of 

 the limestone rock, was a vessel of pottery, having no remains of 

 bones associated with it. In shape it is like fig. 57, but is rudely 

 made, with very thick walls, 10 in. high, 8| in. wide at the mouth 

 and 3J in. at the bottom. On the inside of the lip are two 

 encircling lines of impressions made apparently by the end of a 

 piece of wood roughly cut. The outside of the vase is decorated to 

 a depth of 4J in. with three encircling lines of the same impressions, 

 and below them with four lines of markings made probably by the 

 same instrument, first pressed into the clay and then drawn down 

 towards the workman. At the centre there was an irregularly- 

 shaped hollow made in the rock, 8 in. deep, and averaging 3 ft. in 

 length by 2 ft. in width. Nothing was within it except the 



