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to be removed, and it was decided to drop them into the antechamber, now 

 thoroughly explored, as the labour of removing them entirely from the excava- 

 tions would have been extremely heavy. Eventually, all the remaining 

 material from the inner chamber was piled into the antechamber, filling it to 

 a height of 10 feet, and by evening the inner chamber, which proved of very 

 exceptional interest, as will be seen later, stood completely clear of material. 

 Burned bones, etc., which were found, were as usual carefully removed for 

 examination. 



On the morning of the 14th October, further human remains were removed 

 and examined, and the inner chamber was measured, sketched, and photo- 

 graphed ; and about mid-day our party broke up. 



3. Description of the Carns, &c. 



The structures described in this report are situated on an area comprising 

 part of seven townlands, called respectively Tidacli ("mound"), Trian 

 Scrabach (" rugged third "), Ceatliramhadli C'aol (" narrow quarter "), Mullacli 

 Fearna (" summit of the alder," also, and I suspect more correctly, calle d 

 Mullacli Eorna, " summit of barley "), Dun na bJiFioradh (" fortress of the 

 ridges "), and the East and West Carraig na liEorna (" rock of the barley ") . 

 The Anglicized spelling of these simple words is of the usual ugly and 

 cumbrous appearance: both forms will be found marked on the map, 

 Plate X. 



This map has been designed and drawn in a form meant to show as clearly 

 as possible, to a reader unfamiliar with the ground, its remarkable character. 

 The summits are left white, the long, straight valleys being deeply shaded. 

 The precipitous walls of rock which line the valleys for the greater part 

 of their length are marked by specially shaded lines which are easily 

 distinguished. 



Each of the ridges and the valleys between them have names. The name 

 of the furthest ridge, on which Cam A stands, we did not obtain, nor j^et that 

 of the valley which runs to the east of it. The next is called Howley's Eocks, 

 from a former owner, though it is now being named Gorman's Rocks, after its 

 present proprietor. This phenomenon of the change of a geographical name 

 with a change of owner is known to occur elsewhere in Ireland. The wide 

 valley to the east of Grorman's Eocks is called " Shroich," which is a name we 

 cannot explain with any certainty. At the lower end of this valley is a tarn 

 in the bog, known as " Lough Availe." Possibly this is meant for Locli 

 AidhbMil, the " vast " or " terrible " loch — a name wholly unsuitable for this 

 quiet little sheet of water, notwithstanding a " water-horse " traditionally 



