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THE FOURTH EEPORT ON THE PREHISTORIC REMAINS 

 FROM THE SANDHILLS OF THE COAST OF IRELAND. 

 By W. J. KNOWLES. 



(Plate XYIII.) 



[Eead Fekruary 25, 1901. J 



It is five years since I contributed my Third Report on ' ' Prehistoric 

 Remains from the Sandhills of the Coast of Ireland " to the Academy's 

 Proceedings, and as a great deal of further investigation has taken place 

 during that time I think that a Fourth Report is the best method of 

 conveying to the public the knowledge that has since been obtained. 



My previous reports embraced "WTiitepark Bay and Portrush in 

 county Antrim ; Grrangemore and Portstewart in county Derry ; Dun- 

 di'um, county Down; Horn Head, Ballyness and Bundoran, county 

 Donegal ; Achill Island and Killala in county Mayo, with several 

 minor stations lying outside and between these principal settlements. 

 My three previous reports gave a survey extending from Malahide on 

 the east coast round the north and west as far as Galway. Several 

 new and very interesting sites , within this extent of coast have been 

 found and investigated during the past five years, and a search for 

 similar prehistoric settlements has been made along the coast south of 

 Galway, as also on the east side of Ireland south of Dublin, which has 

 been crowned with considerable success. Besides the discovery of new 

 sites the more important of those previously reported on have been 

 often examined not only by myself but by a rapidly increasing number 

 of new and enthusiastic investigators. 



I shall first give an account of the work done in the sites which were 

 the subject of previous reports, and then describe the new places which 

 have been found since my last report appeared. 



"Whitepaek Bat, County Antrim. 



This being one of the most important and instructive stations has 

 received constant attention from myself and several members of my 



K.r.A. PEOC, see. III., VOL. VI. 2 B 



