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6. In another of the exposed kerb-stones (p. 39, fig. 24 ; p. 75, fig. 59), 

 the artist who formed the pocl^ed triangles and lozenges on the left-hand 

 side has been hampered by the spirals and outlined lozenges on the right, 

 and has had to cramp his work to avoid them. 



There are altogether four different styles of engraving used at New 

 Grange ; and the foiegoing observations indicate that they succeed one 

 another chronologically in the following order : — 



I. Incised lines. — Only on p. 31, fig. 9. 



II. I'ocked lines. — Spirals, circles, zig-zags, arcs, and other geometrical 

 figures. See the following stones: p. 29, tigs. 4, 5 (lower part); p. 30, fig. 7 ; 

 p. 31, figs. 8, 9 (lower part); p. 32, fig. 10; p. 33, figs. 11, 12; p. 36, fig. 19 ; 

 p. 37, figs. 20, 21 ; p. 39, fig. 24 (right-hand side). 



III. Broad and deep lines, first pocked and then polished smooth. — The kerb- 

 stone exposed at the entrance is an example (Coffey, Plate III), as is also 

 the greater part of p. 39, fig. 23. 



IV. Figures not merely outlined, hut pioched over the vjhole surface. — 'I'his 

 produces the effect of a diaper of lozenges or tiiangies, alternately sunk and 

 in relief. See p. 29, fig. 5 (upper part) ; p. 30, fig. 6 ; p. 33, figs. 13, 14, 15; 

 p. 35, figs. 17, 18 ; p. 38, fig. 22 ; p. 39, fig. 23 (lower part of left-hand side). 



~&.—Dou-th. 



So far as I am able to judge, Dowth contains three groups of designs : — 



I. Incised lines, rather rudely cut or scraped on the stone : p. 58, fig. 38 J 

 p. 59, fig. 39 ; and in Coffey's previous memoir,^ Plate VI, No. 4. These 

 figures are in some cases clearly worked over by a pocking technique 

 resembling No. iv at New Grange. 



II. Pocked lines, similar to those of No. ii of New Grange, but with less 

 elaborate devices. They bear close analogies to the designs at Lochcrew. 



III. Figures pocked all over (at Dowth triangles only), leaving zig-zags in 

 relief. Evidently corresponding to No. iv of New Grange. 



C. — LochcreiLK 



We spent one day only on the Lochcrew Hills; this was insufficient for a 

 thorough critical examination of the wealth of designs which the monuments 

 here display. An exhaustive memoir upon this great cemetery is much 

 needed. 



We were, however, able to detect undoubted traces of superposition. On 

 the stone figured by Cofi'ey (p. 83, fig. 64) there is a small pocked circle, cut 



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