EARLY MAN 
incense cup was found, with twelve small beads of cannel coal inside it.? 
By July, 1894, about 600 cartloads of stones had been removed, and the 
site was virtually cleared, though a considerable heap of stones was still 
remaining on the west, awaiting removal. The stones were mainly of a 
local sandstone. The tree which grew within the circumference of the 
mound was cut down and up-rooted during the clearance. 
_ Running in a straight line from north to south across the central 
portion of the cleared area, but not reaching to the boundary on either 
side, were five slabs of rough stone, set in the natural surface of the 
ground, but not very deep, forming a row 14 feet g inches long, 
measured on the ground (see figs. i. and ii.). The following are their 
dimensions, taking the most northerly stone to be No. 1 :— 
Length along the ground Height Thickness 
No. 1. 1 ft. 8 in. 1 ft. 1 in, 4 in. 
No. 2. 2 ft. 6 in. 1 ft. 5 in. 6 in. 
No. 3. 2 ft. 7 in. 2 ft. 8 in. 
No. 4. 3 ft. 2 in. 1 ft. g in. 7 in. 
No. 5. 3 ft. 1 in. 1 ft. 10 in. 5 in. 
The height given for No. 5 is taken at its middle, but its southern 
corner stands 2 ft. 4 in. above the ground, and it was this stone that was 
taken in 1892 to be part of a ruined cist. Of these stones, Nos. 3 and 5 
have artificial grooves and markings on their east sides (see figs. iii. 
and iv.), and No. 4 on its west side (see fig. v). These markings 
continue into the ground and show that they were upon the stones 
before the stones were set in their present positions. But the freshness 
of the pick or chisel marks in the grooves proves that these stones cannot 
have been long exposed to weather. This row of stones thus indicates 
division of the area of the mound or tumulus roughly into two halves, 
semicircles, or, rather, semi-ovals. 
In the western half of the area no less than thirty-two deposits of 
burnt bones were discovered ; they were in holes scooped out of the 
natural surface of the ground and in some cases were accompanied by 
1 The question has been asked, ‘Is the finding of these beads in the incense cup strictly 
authenticated ?? The following is Mr. Potter’s reply :— 
Tue Parks, KirKoswaLp, Oct. 15, 1894. 
Dear Mr. Fercuson,— 
There is no doubt whatever about the twelve beads being found inside the larger incense 
cup. I found the cup myself, and it was never out of my sight, and scarcely out of my hands, 
until I took it home. It was my intention to send it on to you with its contents undisturbed, 
but Mrs. Potter, with the curiosity of the sex, got to poking in it with a hairpin and dis- 
covered some of the beads, and I then emptied it out and found the remainder. 
Very truly yours, 
WM. POTTER. 
The beads were pronounced by Mr. J. G. Goodchild, F.G.S., F.Z.S., to be made of 
cannel coal. 
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