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" Upon sinking nine inches, vegetable mould only was 

 found, then sand mixed with small stones and mould, which 

 became more compact as the excavation proceeded. At the 

 depth of three feet nine inches the workmen discovered the 

 ribs of a skeleton ; they were then directed to proceed very 

 carefully in their operation : it should be observed that the 

 pieces of bone taken up would scarcely bear to be handled, 

 falling into small fragments ; upon clearing the earth away, 

 the skull of a human body was found in a perfect state, firmly 

 imbedded in the earth and gravel. Upon removing the earth 

 to bare the skeleton, a second was found, one foot above that 

 first discovered. Every endeavour was then made to lay bare 

 this second skeleton, which was to a great extent efi'ected, 

 but no skull could be found ; the legs were buried consi- 

 derably under the foundation-walls of the tower ; the bones 

 found were very perfect until we attempted to raise them, 

 when they were found to be very brittle, falling to pieces with 

 the least pressure or strain. Having removed the upper skele- 

 ton, the intervening layer of earth was carefully raised, and 

 thus the second or lower skeleton, with the exception of the 

 ribs, which had been disturbed upon first finding it, upon being 

 laid bare, were found as perfect as the day the body was placed 

 in the grave ; the bones of one leg were taken out uninjured, 

 which measured one foot two inches, but not so the skull, 

 which broke into several pieces upon the attempt to raise it from 

 the soil, which was very firmly attached to it ; the formation of 

 the head appeared to be remarkable; the fragments have been 

 carefully preserved. Having removed the bones of the lower 

 skeleton, the excavation was then proceeded with, until the 

 natural ground was found, which was coarse limestone gravel, 

 mixed with boulder-stones of a middling size, rendering the 

 progress of the work very difficult, and evidently shewing 

 that it had never been disturbed. The lower of the two 

 skeletons was laid upon the surface of the limestone gravel, 

 apparently in a naked state, as there was not the slightest 



