80 AX EXPLORATION OF TREGAER ROUNDS. 



No. 3. Bottom was readied at three feet and much charcoal 



found resting on and around some flat slabs of shillet 



forming a hearth three and a half feet by two and a 



half feet. This excavation yielded many perforated 



fragments of shillet and a considerable number of 



sling stones. Here a spindle-whorl was found. 



No. 4. Besides yielding perforated fragments of shillet and 



sling stones, the only feature of interest was a bed of 



fired clay, eighteen inches under the jDresent surface, 



which was apparently the remains of a hearth, for it 



was associated with a considerable amount of charcoal. 



No. 6. Here another siDindle-whorl was found, a little charcoal 



and ten sling stones ; also a wheel-like disc of slate. 



No. 6. This yielded the third spindle-whoii, thirteen sling 



stones, and traces of charcoal at the bottom of the 



trench, which was sunk down to the sub -soil, eighteen 



inches below the present surface. 



The inner ring was next examined and nine trenches were 



dug inside the remains of the rampart, but nothing was found 



to indicate camping sites. No charcoal was obsei^ved. 



An excavation was made in the south-west portion of the 

 moat of the main rampart with the view of determining its 

 original depth. It had to be carried down six feet before the 

 undisturbed ground was reached. 



Two trenches were dug in the moat east and west of 

 entrance, but were not carried down to the sub-soil. These 

 yielded several sling stones, 



A short trench was dug in the entrance to the main work 

 but without result. 



Eeview of the Finds. 

 Sling stones. — Some hundreds of these were found; every 

 trench gave a few, and some — notably No. 2-^yielded a large 

 number. They are water-worn pebbles, mostly quartz, and were 

 recognised by the workmen as similar to the beach pebbles 

 found on the coast at Port Gaverne. Six to eight weighed 

 together about a pound. Some much smaller pebbles were 

 observed that were too small for missiles and may have been 

 used as counters in some arame. 



