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last moment, withheld his permission to carry out the work, 

 which had therefore been abandoned for the present. The 

 Executive Committee then allotted the following grants for three 

 of the other objects considered at the meeting in June 16th : — 

 To Major Thompson, D.S.O., for the investigation of the 



Castle and Abbey Site of Portmuck, Islandmagee — 



£25. 

 To the Rev. William Adams, M.A., for the investigation 



of Kilmakee Stone Circle — £15. 

 To Colonel Berry, M.R.I. A., for the investigation of the 



Cromlec at Slieve na Griddle — £5. 

 Owing to various unforseen circumstances, none of these grants 

 had been taken advantage of, and while it was to be regretted 

 that no actual excavation work had been carried out during the 

 year, it was satisfactory that consequently the funds available for 

 future work were so much greater. 



Anciknt Grave at Crea, Killyleagh. — In Apiil the 

 Hon. Secretary received a communication from Mr. James Heron, 

 D.L., of Tullyverey, Killyleagh, to the effect that a remarkable 

 prehistoric grave had been discovci-ed in a rath in the townland 

 of Crea, on the farm of Mr. Boyd, and re(iuesting him to inspect 

 the same, and record the find in the Society's reports. He 

 accordingly visited the site in company with Mr. Heron and Mr. 

 Boyd. 



The rath, if it is one, is of somewhat unusual formation. It 

 is situated on the summit of a small hill in the middle of a field. 

 It is from 8' to 12 high above the somewhat uneven contour of 

 the ground ; it is flat on toj) with no rampart, and no surround- 

 ing trench or vallum ; the diameter measured (on the top) about 

 27 paces. 



Mr. Boyd, to cover a bare spot in his field, had removed a 

 few cart loads of soil from the side of the rath or mound. In 

 doing so, he removed a flat stone which had been placed on its 

 edge. The removal of this stone disclosed the end of a stone- 

 lined grave, measuring 5' 8" Icng, by 14" wide, and 11" high. 



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