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Mr. Tindall, of Bridlington, with whom I have corres- 
ponded on the subject, says : — " There seems to be a striking 
" resemblance in the discoveries you have made, to some that 
" were made by myself in 1857, and last year. On the 
" whole, there are circumstances connected with it which, on 
" a closer examination, will prove more interesting than at 
" first appears. The fact of the scattered charcoal being 
" found under the platform, shows that cremation had taken 
" place before burial, and not after, as is the case in some 
" instances, both in Yorkshire and the neighbouring counties, 
" as also in Ireland." 
I have been informed that there are people in the neigh- 
bourhood who would not, on any account, pass this mound 
after dark ; but I do not hear that any apparition has been 
reported to have been seen by any one. From this it might 
be supposed that the country people had always been aware 
that this mound was a place of burial ; but, till it was opened, 
I believe none of those who express these fears had the 
least idea that it was so, yet this fear appears to be very 
similar to that of passing a lonely church-yard at night. 
