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few in number, of an adult ; this body had not been burnt on 

 the spot. 



CCXX. The last barrow of this group was situated a few feet 

 to the south-east of that just described, and was not in contact 

 with it. The stones of which it was made had been almost 

 entirely removed, but the size of the mound was well marked 

 and showed a diameter of 36 ft. At the centre, the site of the 

 funeral pile was very apparent, and covered an area 6 ft. in dia- 

 meter. At the middle of this a circular hollow, 2 ft. wide and 

 only Gin. deep, had been made after the burning- had taken 

 place. In it were the burnt bones of an adult, probably a male ; 

 they were not laid close together, but mixed up with the earth 

 which filled the hollow. On the top of the deposit was a bone 

 pin unburnt, 5| in. long. If it had not been for the way in 

 which the bones were scattered, this might be supposed to have 

 been used to fasten a cloth or piece of hide in which they had been 

 placed after having been collected from the funeral pile^ and it is 

 still probable that it had served some such purpose. 



