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one being a whinstone boulder 22 in. in diameter, the lower a 

 sandstone flag. The bottom of the eist was 4 ft. below the surface 

 of the ground, and the contents were a deposit of burnt bones, 

 those of a young person of uncertain sex, placed upon a layer of 

 fine sand 8 in. thick. Fourteen feet south-by-west from the first 

 cist was a fourth, lying north and south, 2 ft. 3 in. long, 1 ft. 5 in. 

 wide, and 1 ft. 2 in. deep. It was made with four side-stones and 

 a cover, the latter being 2 ft. 10 in. long and 2 ft. 2 in. wide, and 

 having two whinstone boulders laid upon it. This cist also was 

 paved with pebble-stones, the bottom being 4 ft. below the natural 

 surface. It contained a deposit of burnt bones, those of an adult. 



In this place of burial again we note the occurrence of bodies 

 interred some by inhumation and others after cremation : still it is 

 desirable to offer the remark, that although it is by no means 

 improbable that the whole of the interments met with may have 

 taken place at the same time, it is quite as likely that the knoll 

 may have been used on several successive occasions for burial 

 purposes. The absence of any implement or other associated 

 article, except in one case, may also be noted. 



