78 AN EXPLORATION OF TREGAER ROUNDS. 



In tlie whole of these eighteen trenches some wood cliarcoal 

 was found, together with sling stones and fragments of shillet 

 of varying sizes with whole and half rounds of circular 

 perforations. 



Twelve of these trenches may be dismissed with this general 

 statement : the remainder merit some further attention. These 

 are numbered and situated as follows (see plan) : — 

 No. 1 . Under the lee of the northern portion of the rampart, 



2. Under the southei-n ramj)art, commencing at the 

 entrance and extended 92 feet east of same. 



3. Commencing near the other side of entrance and con- 

 tinued 45 feet westward. 



4. Under the lee of the western portion of rampart — this 

 trench was 76 feet in length. 



5. A short trench of 33 feet under north-west part of 

 rampart. 



6. Under east rampart. 

 The finds were as follows : — 



No. 1 . Perforated fragments of shillet ; sling stones ; some 

 limpet shells (these were found on digging into the 

 rampart) ; fragments of wood charcoal were observed 

 at the bottom of the trench and more occurred at a 

 point where a short curving wall of small slate stones 

 was built up against the foot of the rampart. This 

 may have been a hut site but diligent search in this 

 proximity failed to disclose any fragments of pottery 

 or other objects of human fashioning. 



The excavation, which was carried far into the 

 rampart, demonstrated that the bank was composed 

 of shillet rubble mixed with soil and that no retaining 

 wall was erected. This was confirmed in subsequent 

 examinations both inside and outside the rampart. 

 No. 1 trench was carried down to about two feet 

 where undisturbed ground was reached. 



No. 2. This turned out to be the most important excavation 

 and yielded by far the best results. The trench 

 was commenced close to the foot of the rampart and 

 was widened out towards the enclosed area as the 



