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In the south-western corner of the southern chamber, at (a),* and about 

 a foot from the bottom, was found, imbedded among the clay and stones 

 which filled it up, a brown ironstone ball, three inches in diameter, 

 and well rounded. Several fragments of bones lay scattered indiscri- 

 minately here and there upon the floor. 



At a distance of about two feet outside the circumference stand 

 three pillar stones. 



Seven of the stones in these chambers are sculptured. 



G 



Is 21 yards in diameter; and is only one yard from E, and 34J yards 

 from D. Eight large stones stand in the margin. Traces only suffi- 

 cient to indicate the site of the cairn remain, all the interior chamber 

 stones having disappeared. 



H. 



The present remains of this cairn are between 5 and 6 feet in 

 height, and 18 yards in diameter; it is 16-J yards from L, the second 

 largest cairn on the western hill. Some curious attempts at dry ma- 

 sonry will be found at the northern and southern extremities of the 

 chambers. The covering of the interior chambers had entirely disap- 

 peared, with the exception of about half a dozen large overlapping 

 nags, giving a good example of the mode of roofing, which are still to 

 be seen in their places over the western and northern crypts ; and what 

 remained of the loose stones forming the cairn had become entirely 

 overgrown with grass. After carefully clearing out the central cham- 

 bers, the plan was found to be cruciform, nearly similar to E, except 

 that the central chamber might be considered a rude octagon. The 

 passage, which has a bearing of E. 10° S., is 13 feet long, 2 feet wide 

 at the commencement, and 4 feet wide at the extremity. The entire 

 length from the beginning of the passage to the extremity of the op- 

 posite or western chamber is 24 feet ; and the distance across the other 

 two chambers, from stones marked 6 to 19,f is 16 feet. The breadth 

 of the southern chamber is 2 feet 7 inches ; of the western chamber 

 4 feet at rear, diminishing towards its entrance to 3 feet 2 inches ; 

 of the northern chamber, 4 feet 2 inches, on the floor of which rests 

 a rude stone basin, 4 feet 3 inches long, 4 feet broad, and about 6 

 inches thick. Loose stones and earth filled the chambers and passage 

 for about a foot and a half in depth. The passage itself, from that to 

 the bottom, a depth of about 3 feet, was completely packed with bones 

 in a fragmentary state, nearly all showing evidences of having been 

 burnt, and were found mixed with several small fragments of quartz. 



Prom the human remains found in the passage and crypts of this 

 cairn I have collected 



* Represented on plan of the chambers accompanying the original paper., 

 t Each stone is numbered on the plans. 



