NOTE ON THE DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT BURIAL-PLACE 



IN THE PARISH OF LADOCK. 



By the Rev. S. R. FLINT. 



Last Autumn, wlien some men were digging over a piece of 

 ground immediately above the row of houses at Little Trendeal, 

 which lies some three-quarters of a mile above Bissick, on the 

 Bodmin Road, they came across some loose pieces of stone. 

 The next day digging deeper they came upon a larger stone, 

 and finding that it sounded hollow when struck, instead of 

 attempting to lift the stone they set to work at once to break it, 

 in order to discover what was beneath. They found nothing but 

 an empty space 18-inches deep. Mr. R. Williams, the owner of 

 the property, carefully examined the remainder of the stones 

 before removing them, and it is due to information received 

 from him, that I am able to give the following particulars. 



The stone chamber lay nearly due north and south, about 

 2-feet below the surface. It was constructed by two side stones 

 some 3-feet 6-inches in length and 1-foot 6-inchesin depth; two 

 smaller stones at the ends, and a large stone on the top forming 

 the cover, and extending over the stones below it. 



The dimensions within, were thus: — 3-feet 6-inches long, 

 1-foot 6-inches deep, 2-feet wide. 



The cover was a large rough hewn stone, varying in 

 thickness. 



At the south end, resting on the cover, were two stones, 

 upright, slightly leaning towards the grave, and nearly reaching 

 to the surface, placed at an angle to each other; both sides 

 also, where the cover rested on the sides, were small stones built 

 round, evidently to keep off the pressure of earth, and to 

 prevent the moisture from running in. 



The side stone on the east side, where the hill falls, was 

 much thicker than that on the west side. 



On the west side there were a number of small stones, laid 

 flat, even with the cover, extending some 12 or 18 inches. 



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