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Cornwall that she visited the latter, and not only so, but to see 

 how these structures stood in relation to other ancient remains 

 usually designated under the head of " rude stone monuments." 

 The fogous were subterranean artificial caves, sometimes called 

 vouga, ogo, ogou, vau, &c. The first was translated a den or cave. 

 Williams, in his Cornu-British Lexicon, had given "fo" a flight or 

 retreat, and " gow " false, deceitful, hidden. These structures 

 were built of rude stones put together as were souterrains, and 

 with only slight differences in structure. In one was an arch dug 

 out in earth and not faced with stones, but no arches were found 

 in Ireland. Judging from rudeness of structure the fogou at 

 Bolleit would appear to be older than any others visited. The 

 south-west of Cornwall was marvellously rich in stone-circles, 

 pillar-stones, holed-stones, &c., but there were fewer cromlechs 

 than one would expect. Perhaps the most interesting structures 

 in the locality were the supposed British huts with their sturdy 

 walls and roughness of plan. Those at Chysanster, near Gulval, 

 were the best. One could not fail to note the nearness of the 

 various types of ancient monuments to the fogous, the one at 

 Chysanster being practically part of the hut dwelling. Photographs 

 and diagrams were projected on the screen of the caves at Castle 

 Uny in Sancreed, Halligey, Pendeen, by St. Just, and many other 

 places ; also examples of words and sentences in Cornu-British, 

 and many words still in use among the country people which are 

 survivals. At the conclusion Mrs. Hobson expressed her thanks 

 to Mr. David MacRitchie, F.S.A., Edinburgh, and to Mr. 

 Tomlinson for the loan of some slides to illustrate the lecture. 

 The paper was favourably spoken to by Mr. W. J. C. 

 Tomlinson, who on behalf of the members present thanked Mrs. 

 Hobson for her address. The valuable information brought 

 forward by the lecturer, was, he said, comparatively new to them 

 all ; and the personal researches undertaken by her, and now 

 brought before the Section, deserved the highest commendation. 



