THE FOGOTJ AT HAXLIGEY, TEELOWAEREN. 245 



The Fogou, as Sir Eichard Vyvyan has correctly shewn, is 

 partly beneath a high plateau bounded by an embankment like 

 two sides of a square slightly rounded at the angle. This im- 

 portant feature of the ground Mr. Blight has omitted, but he 

 has marked a hedge, and the great curved fosse mentioned 

 above, which Sir Richard Vyvyan has not inserted.* Mr. Blight's 

 plan also enables us to check Sir Richard's measurements. 



Both writers have given an excellent account of the cave, and 

 throw light on each other's statements. Sir Richard took pains 

 to shew the existing contour of the ground, Mr. Blight more 

 particularly what he considered to be the ancient plan. The 

 advantage we possess in having their two independent descrip- 

 tions is therefore very apparent. 



Behind the Halligey buildings, as already partly explained, 

 the enclosures are of different elevations. A high one and a low 

 one adjoin. Beyond them the ground is lower than either. The 

 two first mentioned being side by side are divided from each 

 other by the hedged embankment only. The Fogou extends 

 under these, but their present names do not afford any clue to 

 what is concealed within them. The designations seem to be 

 " Upper Way Field " and " Lower Way Field." One portion 

 is said to be called " GuleguUas," but this is merely "Lower 

 Field " in old Cornish. 



As indicated by the plans, — the cave seems to have been 

 entered originally from the fosse on the north, the explorer 

 lying down and crawling through a series of very low and narrow 

 doorways, so small as to admit a man with difficulty even in that 

 position. But the ditch there having long ago been filled up 

 the old entrance is deepl}^ buried, and a less painful way of 

 access has been found. This is near the junction of hedges (or 

 what appear to be such) between the two enclosures. In the 

 corner of the lower one, by the high embankment, is now a pit, 

 for the most part overgrown with ferns and other wild plants. 

 It is partially faced inside with modern rough stone-work, 

 and contains steps of similar character. These lead down to a 

 small irregular opening, — the present rugged mouth of the 

 Fogou, broken in through its side. 



* The ordnance plan combiues these intelligibly ; shewing the earth-work to 

 have been of irregular form. 



