The Discovery of a Chamber in the Long Barrow at Lanhill. 301 



the greater part of them no doubt carted away to mend the cow- 

 yards. 1 



The chamber proved to be a large and very interesting example 

 of its kind. It is situate on the south side of the mound, 10ft. 

 within the outer edge, and 84ft. from the western end, the total 

 length of the barrow, as well as it can now be judged, being 196ft. 



Six irregularly-sbaped stones form the walls of the chamber ; 

 Nos. 5 and 6 on the plan are narrow in proportion to their height, 

 and while they form the southern wall of the chamber, they may, 

 perhaps, be regarded equally well as portals, or pillar stones, on 

 either side of the entrance. 



Plan of Chamber. 



At the highest point of the remaining original roof the chamber 

 is 5ft. high ; its greatest length inside the portals 8ft., or at N.N. 



'The Kev. C. N. Wyld, Eector of Grittleton, hearing of the discovery, 

 brought it to the notice of the Wilts Archaeological Society, and with the 

 kind approval of Sir Audley Neeld, Mr. B. H. Cunnington, of Devizes, was 

 privileged to open out the chamber. 



