332 YOEKSHIRE. EAST RIDING. 



grave, being- 2i ft. wide and 3| ft. long ; the extreme width of the 

 grave^ including the length of the oifset, being at that part 7 ft. 

 10 in. ; the depth was 3J ft. On the bottom was the body of a 

 young man about 24 years of age, laid on the right side, the head, 

 which was to S.W. by S., being close to the corner of the offset on 

 the south ; the hands were under the hips. The body was very 

 slightly contracted, the back and thighs being straight, and the 

 legs alone drawn up. Under the body were the remains of wood 

 with which that part of the grave had apparently been lined. 



