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Crannoge No. II., or Shore Island^ lies about a quarter of a mile 

 S."W. of No. I. Figs. Nos. 4, 5, and 6 are a plaa and section of it. Tor- 



PART OFCIRCLE OF OAK PILES 



PARTS OF THREE CIRCLES OF PILES 

 SEEN 20 YARDS FROM THE ISLAND 



Fig. 4— Scale, 80 feet to 1 inch. 



merly from it to the mainland was a rampart, or moat, formed of marl 

 and peat, about 4 yards wide ; but within the last forty years the water 

 of the lake has cut away about 15 yards of this, and made an island of 

 the crannoge. Fifteen years ago numerous excavations were made in 

 this island by the country people, in search of bones, in order to make 

 sale of them for manure. Along with the bones various articles were 

 found, a list of some of which will be hereafter given. The bones were 

 first remarked immediately outside the island, when the waters of the 

 lake were very low. Afterwards the country people found that they 

 occurred in great plenty in the island, especially near the margin and 

 in the northern part, which is now burrowed by these old excavations. 

 In these burrows, and also outside the island, piles can be observed. 



On examining the island, the south, south-east, and east shores are 

 found to be a mass of stone between and outside two semicircles of oak 

 piles, while the west and north are banked up with the shell marl, which 

 is now being deposited on the bottom of the lake. About 20 yards south 



