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the other. The openings and sharp turnings would, however, 

 scarcely admit of an entrance being made, and it is puzzling to know 

 to what use such chambers, built with evident care and immense 

 toil, could have been put by the long-forgotten people that 

 erected them. A short distance off, on the slope of another hill, 

 are the remains of, apparently, a similar erection, much broken 

 down. The wall seems to have been removed, and the internal 

 chamber is now reached by an opening on top, where one of the 

 covering stones has given way. Two others, more injured than 

 even this last, occur within a short distance. It is surprising, when 

 search is made, how many such remains may still be found scat- 

 tered over the country. They are, however, fast disappearing, and 

 full descriptions of such as remain should be embodied in some 

 form for future reference. 



All being again seated, a sharp drive brought the party back to 

 Cushendall for a late dinner, and the remainder of the evening was 

 spent in the immediate neighbourhood of the village. A few active 

 spirits, having left the vehicle at Glendun viaduct to visit the more 

 distant point of Torr Head, spent a very enjoyable day rambling 

 over the mountains in that neighbourhood. Leaving the main 

 road a short distance north of Loughavemma, and striking north- 

 ward across the moors, a fine example of a pillar or standing-stone 

 was observed on a slight eminence. A fatiguing scramble, and the 

 top of Carnanmore — 1,254 feet — is reached. As indicated by the 

 name, this mountain has on its summit a " great earn," consider- 

 able remains of which are still to be seen. It is to be feared, how- 

 ever, that much of it has been erected into very matter-of-fact 

 stone ditches, to mark the boundaries of "my Lord's" estate. 

 The remaining portions are well worthy of examination. The 

 northern side seems to have been partially removed, thus exposing 

 a large chamber of unhewn stones ; part of a covering of larger 

 slabs still remains in position, while others lie scattered about. It 

 is probable the cam was erected to commemorate some great 



