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appearance of wood or linen, or anything to indicate that the 

 body had been enveloped by a covering of any description. 



" From the position of the two bodies, it would appear 

 evident that they had been buried subsequent to the erection 

 of the tower, inasmucb as the lower, and most perfect of the 

 two, and the one on which any reasoning that may be made 

 should be applied, was placed with the head two feet from 

 the, interior face of the tower, in consequence of the rubble- 

 work of the foundation projecting that distance within the 

 upright walls of the tower, and the feet were inserted under 

 the foundation on the opposite side. The direction of the 

 body was W. N. W, and E. S. E., the head at the west, and 

 which appears to be the general direction of the graves in the 

 adjoining yard. 



" Upon commencing operations, it became necessary to 

 remove the great quantity of vegetable matter, which was 

 composed of pieces of wood, twigs, &c., evidently the debris 

 of bird's nests, mixed with stones thrown in by idle persons. 



" Upon entering the large tower by the doorway, which is 

 eleven feet six inches above the upper footing-course of the 

 foundation, the interior was found to be filled with decayed 

 vegetable matter, bones of birds, sheep, pigs, &c., with a few 

 human bones, all intermixed to the height of five feet above 

 the level of the footing-course, or, as was subsequently ascer- 

 tained, above the level of the lower floor of the tower. The 

 first thing to be accomplished was the removal of such a large 

 mass of material ; this was done by fixing staging of planks 

 across the interior, and hoisting it up and discharging it out- 

 side ; this was a long and tedious operation ; when accom- 

 plished, it was ascertained that the dressed stone was eleven feet 

 six inches below the sill of the doorway, corresponding with the 

 height measured outside. Upon sinking eight feet, the vege- 

 table mould, &c., was found lying upon a rubble stone paving 

 of about one foot six inches in thickness. The material next to 

 be removed was gravel and sand mixed, about nine inches; then 



