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DISCOVERY OF A CIST. 



Notes. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE ARRANGEMENTS OF THE 

 COMPONENT STONES OF THE VARIOUS PARTS. 



(1) The Enclosure. — A glance at the plan will show 

 that it is in different sections or compartments. Thus the 

 circle A is self contained and this is also the case with 

 circle E. Take either of these away and a gap in the general 

 line of the enclosure results. This points to their having 

 been in place before the construction of the main enclosure 

 took place. Take again the smaller enclosures containing 

 the cists ; each was an appendage to its particular enclosure. 

 They can be removed from the general plan without inter- 

 fering with their own circles A and E, but their removal 

 would cut into the larger enclosure. 



(2) The Central Cist. — The stones of which it is 

 composed have been obviously selected with care. The two 

 top flat surfaces of the lower supporting stones are almost 

 level, not only in themselves, but also to one another, and are 

 also as nearly as possible parallel with one another. The 

 Eastern closing stone is a very excellent fit and, in most parts, 

 it is almost a hair joint. But no marks of tooling or working 

 are evident. 



(3) The Smaller Cists. — The walls of these are set 

 truly and are nearly parallel with one another. 



Orientation. — The orientation of the central and the 

 smaller cists is similar. 



