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outside. The inner rim is so sharp as to lead to the conclusion that 

 these apertures could not have been used for ingress and egress. The 

 centre stone projects to the front 2 feet 8 inches, and the top flag projects 

 over the left compartment to such an extent as to afford shelter like a 

 verandah. • This was doubtless accidental, but it is a curious fact that 

 this shelter is so afforded on. the side, away from exposure to the 

 monsoons which now prevail. The interior measurements of the 

 compartments are also given in the plans by which it will be seen 

 that each compartment was about 7 feet long, 3 feet 9 inches broad, 

 and 4 feet high. Each compartment was flagged by a large stone 

 in each. These compartments were nearly full of earth, but nothing 

 was found in them. Dr. Shortt of Madras, who has opened many 

 cairns on the JSTilgiris and other parts of the Madras Presidency, 

 informed me that he had never seen or heard of a double Cromlech 

 of this description. This would add to the value of the present 

 discovery. 



There is also a single Cromlech similarly constructed of large 

 unhewn and uncemented slabs of granite. It is 6 feet 8 inches long, 

 by 4J feet broad, and 4 feet high, interior measurement. The top 

 stone had been broken and partly removed, and the stem of a veiy old 

 tree was found growing out of it ; nothing was found in this either. 



A third one is a still smaller Cromlech found on another bane 

 about 1J mile from the others. On this bane are to be found many 

 large tumuli, which apparently contain many of these Cromlechs. 

 The front stone of this small Cromlech was just visible at the end of 

 one of these tumuli, and I caused the earth above and around it to be 

 cleared away, and the top stone was raised and made to slip over on 

 one side. It was full of earth in which we found pieces of earthen 

 pots and small pieces of charcoal. 



At the end of another tumulus, another Cromlech was dug out, 

 but we found the top stone had been removed, apparently very many 

 years ago. In this also were found fragments of earthen vessels and 

 pieces of charcoal, and also a small piece of a bangle. This bangle is 

 much thicker than those in use in the present day, and the devices on 

 it are in pale yellow and somewhat similar in form to those generally 

 to be found on the modern imitation Etruscan vases, goglets, &c. I 

 showed this bangle to all the native merchants at Veerajpett, who 



