192 REPORTS. 



F. C Lukis. Other trenches were dug to the north-west and 

 north of the dolmen, but everywhere the soil was found to 

 have been disturbed at the previous examination. Subsequent 

 reference to Mr. Lukis' account of his excavations showed 

 that he had examined the whole of the exterior of the western 

 end of the dolmen. The mound on the north side was sounded 

 with an iron bar, but no trace of any large stones could be 

 discovered ; but as a considerable portion of it is covered by 

 a large heap of soil and rubbish thrown out of the interior of 

 the dolmen by Mr. Lukis, our examination cannot be 

 considered exhaustive. The circle of upright stones marking 

 the edge of the mound to the north and north-west was found 

 to be unchanged since Mr. Lukis examined it. A dry stone 

 wall has been built between the stones to form the boundary 

 of the field. We were fortunate enough to find a good granite, 

 neolithic grinding trough lying on the north-west edge of the 

 mound. 



The space between the props on the south side of the in- 

 terior of the dolmen, opposite No. 4 side chamber, was examined. 

 It was found to be completely filled up with limpet shells resting 

 on a flat paving stone wedged between the props. The thigh 

 bone of an ox, which had been split to extract the marrow, lay 

 horizontally across the mass of shells at about 15 inches from 

 the level of the floor. Several stones wedged between the 

 props formed a sort of roof to this small recess. No trace 

 of human bones or pottery was found in it. On the opposite 

 side of these props, in the north-west corner of No. 4 side 

 chamber, a very similar recess was found covered by a small 

 capstone. In it was a large hammer stone, a flint scraper and 

 a few limpet shells mixed with the soil. 



Examination of Mound of Dolmen of Le Creux des F6es. 



At the end of October, Mr. Collenette and I examined 

 the mound covering the dolmen. Several shafts were sunk 

 near the southern props, but no trace of side chamoers could 

 be found. The ground of the mound was also thoroughly 

 searched with a sounding bar, but no large stones were struck 

 near the dolmen. One, however, was come upon towards the 

 edge of the mound about 18 feet due south of the second large 

 capstone covering the western end of the chamber. This was 

 excavated and found to be a large stone, lying east and west, 

 about 7 feet in length, 2 feet 6 inches in depth, and about 

 12 to 15 inches wide. The western corner of the south face 

 of this stone was supported by a round stone placed there 

 purposely by man. Trenches were dug to the north and south 



