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larger blocks with smaller stones, to keep out the soil of the sur- 

 rounding tumulus. The narrow entrance shown well in the accom- 

 panying photoxylograph (Fig. 2) is only 2 feet 6 inches broad. The 

 two stones where the threshold formerly was are 4 feet 6 inches 

 in height. The western upright slab is 6 feet in height, and 

 of the same breadth. The plans of all these cromlechs should 

 be compared with one another and those in Jersey ; they may be 

 found by those who care to inquire further into their original 

 construction in the ' Journal of the Ethnological Society' for 

 April, 1870, to which the reader is also recommended to refer for 

 details concerning the other cromlechs in Guernsey; for in an 

 article of this description it is impossible to enter into details of 

 the numerous pre-historic remains yet extant in the bailiwick 

 of Guernsey and its dependencies. The chief and most noted may 

 be briefly enumerated as follows — viz. Le Trepied Cromlech, the 

 Menhirs of La Pierre Longue and Le Crocq (La Pierre pointue, 

 La Chaise au Pretre, and La Bocque Magie have disappeared before 

 the blast of the quarrymen), and the tumuli or Hougues of Hatnee 

 and Fouque. Putting aside the pre-historic remains in Alderney, 

 Herm, and Sark, which fully deserve a paper to themselves, and 

 which all carry out the generic resemblance to the galleried tombs 

 of Scania, in Gothland, it is best to proceed to describe one or two 

 of the principal Jersey cromlechs, in which the characteristics 

 mentioned are fully exemplified. Three views of these remains, 

 viz. two cromlechs, those of Mont Ube and the Pocquelaye, with 

 Le Quesnel Menhir, will be found in a recent number of the 

 ' Illustrated London News,' January 15th, 1870. 



The most important of the Jersey cromlechs is undoubtedly 

 that one named the " Pocquelaye," near Gorey Harbour, Jersey ; the 

 only visible portion twenty years ago was the largest capstone, 

 the sustaining props and other stones being entirely hidden beneath 

 the remains of the tumulus. About the year 1848 excavations 

 were made by Mr. Fauvel, and it was then discovered that this 

 large stone formed the covering of a chamber of nine side blocks 

 arranged in a horse-shoe form, whilst this chamber was again 

 divided by partition-stones forming a smaller kist, a separate grave 

 as it were, within a tomb. Further excavations were made, and 

 five or six more chambers were discovered to the eastward of the 

 first-mentioned. One chamber alone on the north side had a 

 capstone in situ ; this capstone was thrown down by the treasure- 

 seeking proprietor, but is now restored as nearly as possible to its 

 original position. Other blocks of stone were also thrown down at 

 the same time, but have been replaced ; great doubt unfortunately 

 must always attach to any attempted restorations of such structures. 

 Kemains w 7 ere found, but unfortunately no proper records of their 

 position in the catacomb exist, whilst the pottery, relics, and stone 



