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tion of the exterior face, at the south-east, and after the removal of 

 many tons of material, a sandstone, with fluted columns, was also dis- 

 covered. 



On the evening of the 2nd of August, 1874, we discovered a 

 midden in the western side, and a drain leading from it, as shown 

 on plan. The midden, 5 feet 5 inches in diameter and 1 foot deep, 

 had stones lining its circumference, which show marks of having 

 been wrought. The bones found in this pit were kindly examined for 

 me by Professor Boyd Dawkins, of the Owens College, Manchester, to 

 whom I feel much indebted for his time and trouble. He has marked 

 ~No. 1 as belonging to the Celtic short-horned Bos longifrons, to which 

 he also refers the three upper molars. In his letter, 5th December, 

 1878, he says — "They belonged to the Celtic short-horned Bos longi- 

 frons, one bone of which was broken for the sake of its contents, and 

 had afterwards been gnawed by dogs ; the other bones belong to the 

 goat, sheep, and bird. I take them to be the relics of a funeral 

 feast."* 



The midden and drain are now open for inspection. The contents 

 of both were carefully examined, and nothing more was found in them, 

 except some flat, partially circular stones, one having a round hole in 

 its centre. It is worthy of note that this midden and drain are not 

 mentioned either in the ancient or modern history of the place. The 

 orifice of inlet of the drain is larger, and more of a square than that of 

 the outlet, the former being surmounted by a strong lintel, and being 

 18 inches by 16 wide. The latter is much smaller; is only 12 inches 

 by 8 ; it is not so well constructed as the inlet, but its lintel is also 

 pretty massive. The run of the drain from the midden is in a direc- 

 tion east and west. 



The floor of the interior is now entirely free from stones and dehris, 

 and nothing remains to be seen over its surface but the bare rock run- 

 ning in a north-westerly direction, the upper ridge being in the centre, 

 grass growing on each side of it. 



On the north side of the door, as marked A on plan, a single flight 

 of steps, the original ones of which are marked with tar, leads, as now 

 constructed under my directions, to a 10 feet high or second platform 

 covering the entrance. This flight returns in a northerly direction to 

 the top or third platform. Those marked B, in the south-east, are a 

 double flight — begin at ground, lead to the 10 feet high or second plat- 

 form, returning at either side to top or third platform (grand plat- 

 form). In the south-west (C) a double flight, the right-hand side 

 flight leading to 5 feet high or first platform ; the left-hand side flight 

 to 10 feet or second platform, returning to the top or third. Those 

 marked D in the north-east, being a double flight, lead to a 5 feet 

 high or first platform; the right-hand to 10 feet or second platform, 



* All the finds were presented to the Academy by Dr. Bernard. 



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