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question as to what it was made for. Was it raised to be used as 

 a burial mound i.e. A carneddan of the Welsh, or a crug y gorsedd ? 

 Was it a place where religion was taught, or where the laws were 

 made and read as instanced by the Tynwald Mound in the Isle of 

 Man, and the Logberg at Thingvellir in Iceland ? Is it a burial 

 mound or a council mound ? It is not unlikely that this barrow was 

 used for the latter purpose, considering the central position Garland 

 has in relation to the other barrows upon the surrounding hills 

 and the whole lay of the land. 



There is a local tradition, and there is no reason against its 

 general acceptance, that Warren's Barrow was used for signaling 

 by means either of fire or smoke, between the Four-Barrows, 

 Carnmenellis, and the other surrounding heights. From its summit 

 there is a clear view W. and S., as from the summit of the now 

 demolished barrow there was a clear view N. and E. 



Of these barrows, six have been opened j one, the site of 

 which is still clearly marked, has been demolished recently, four 

 have been more than half ploughed over, and the rest remain intact. 



