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ground, all lie in the direction of the summer solstice — that is, nearly 

 K. 66° 32' W. It may therefore be said that the direction of the 

 chamber was intended to be in this direction. "Within a few feet of 

 the cromlech a spring, which evidently issues from a joint in the 

 granite, runs for a short distance and disappears in the ground again. 

 The fact is worth citing, as other of the cromleachs examined were 

 situated near streams, as notably in the case of Mount Druid. 



The results presented by the examination of the six cromlechs, 

 of which plans and sections have been submitted, seems to justify the 

 opinion that due orientation was a condition observed by the builders 

 of these monuments, and that thus they are connected with the ancient 

 temples and structures similarly characterised. They merit, therefore, 

 careful observation and recording, as involving characteristics which 

 may assist in the ultimate determination of the period to which they 

 belong, and the race or races to whom they owe their origin. 



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