INSCRIPTIONS. 



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Here, it will be seen, there is a sudden dip of 7| inches at 5 

 feet from one end, to fit a joint in the course below where the 

 two adjoining stones differ that much in height. An exam- 

 ple of another class is a coffin-shaped stone, the length of 

 which is 11 feet 2 inches ; the depths at the ends 3 feet 3 

 inches, and 3 feet 4 inches ; and the depth at 4 J feet from 

 one end 4 feet 3 inches. These examples are from the north 

 and east walls, where the joints are much closer than on the 

 western side. A correct idea of the class of work may be 

 formed, from that portion of the photograph which is below 

 the inscription. Such open joints as those which are seen 

 above the large stone are quite exceptional. In this wall 

 great attention has been paid to bonding, and breaking of 

 joint ; the stones being generally placed as headers and 

 stretchers alternately, like the class of brickwork known as 

 ' 'Flemish bond." The inner wall is 18 feet high, and 17 

 feet thick, including the earthwork backing and stone-facing 

 on the inside. Its general line is broken up by a series of 

 square projections placed 40 yards apart ; each of these 

 stands out 20 feet from the face of the wall, and forms an 

 external buttress 15 yards wide. The old Hindu wall seems 

 only to have extended to the northern slope of the hill. At 

 this point the character of both the east and west walls 

 suddenly -changes and becomes similar to that of the outer 

 fortifications, so that it would appear that the southern part 

 of the inner line was built by the Mahomedans at a compara- 

 tively recent date. 



On the top of the hill there is a walled enclosure of irregular 

 shape, 40 yards long, and 40 yards wide. This is entered by 

 a gateway on the southern side. To the left of the entrance 

 is a covered building 11 yards long, 2| yards wide, and 2 J 

 yards high, which is divided into five chambers in each of 

 which is a little grave surmounted by strings of glass bangles 

 and other children's ornaments. Opposite the centre chamber 

 is a larger grave covered only by the Neem tree growing beside 



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