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of the central picket the clay was 7 inches thick, and was covered by a 
layer of black earth, the average thickness of which was 3 inches. 
No hearth or doorstep was discovered, and no line of wall-posts was 
traceable along the N. margin of the clay. The substructure was not 
strong, and consisted of a layer of brushwood and a few logs arranged 
lengthways in a N.N.E. and 8.8.W. direction. 
The only objects of importance discovered were : 8 45, W 111. 
Area oF Cray 84.—This dwelling-site, unrecognised before digging, 
was situated S. of Mound 83, the N. and E. margins being overlapped by 
the clay of that mound for the space of 13 feet. This dwelling-site, con- 
sisting of two floors and three hearths, was composed of a mixture of yellow 
and grey clay, the greatest thickness of which was 9 inches, and the 
greatest diameter E. and W. 23 feet. No hearth was discovered belong- 
ing to Floor I. The surface of Floor II. was covered with a well-marked 
layer of black earth, averaging 3 inches thick. Two small baked-clay 
hearths were found in the E. quarter, placed eccentrically to the middle 
of the mound, and not superimposed. The margin of Hearth I. over- 
lapped the N.W. margin of Hearth II. Hearths I. and II. measured 
3 feet 9 inches and 3 feet 6 inches in diameter respectively. Hearth III. 
was found under Floor IT., placed in the centre of a small area of clay 
measuring 7 feet 6 inches in diameter E. and W.: it was composed of 
seven slabs of lias embedded in the clay, the greatest diameter of the 
pavement being 2 feet 10 inches. The stones were unevenly arranged 
with an irregular outline and much cracked by heat. The hearth was 
covered and surrounded by a layer of black fire-ash 2 or 3 inches thick. 
No door-step or wall-posts were discovered. The substructure was un- 
important. 
Amongst the objects of interest found in this mound were: D 75, 
D 76, E 270, G 26, Q 53, W 54. The black earth covering Floor II. 
contained a quantity of peas and some fragments of bone and unorna- 
mented pottery ; a triangular loom-weight was also dug up. 
AREA OF CLay 85.—This area, not noticeable before digging, was of 
somewhat quadrilateral outline, and composed of one layer of yellow clay. 
It was situated in the N. central part of the village, lying E. of Mound 66, 
N.E. of Mound 75, and W. of Mound 62, The greatest diameter was 
21 feet, and the greatest depth of clay near the central picket was 
14 inches. No hearth, door-step, or line of wall-posts could be traced. 
The substructure was well marked, consisting of alayer of brushwood 
supported by pieces of timber, 9 inches in diameter, arranged chiefly in 
an E, and W. direction. 
The only ‘ find’ of importance was a piece of cut wood, X 71. When 
trenching the ground N. of the clay, two alder stumps with roots im situ 
were discovered embedded in the peat, and in the same position the skull 
of a small horse was uncovered. 
ARrA OF CLay 86.—This area was of irregular oval outline made of 
yellow clay 3 to 5 inches thick, and situated S. of Mound 84. No rise in 
the ground over it was noticed before digging. The greatest diameter 
measured 18 feet 6 inches. The substructure was unimportant, consist- 
ing of a layer of brushwood and a few pieces of rough timber. No hearth, 
wall-posts, or relics were discovered. 
AREA OF Chay 87.—This was a small area of yellow clay of irregular 
oval outline situated N. of Mound 32 and N.W. of Mound 34. It was 
not noticed before digging. The greatest diameter was 7 feet 6 inches, 
