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top of the Hill two Circles of dry Stone about 20 Yards 
in Diameter each $ they meet on two tides and make 
the Figure of Eight. I fuppofe when firft form’d they 
made a dry Wall for two diftinft Burying-Piaces, one 
for the Men, the other for the Women 5 or rather two 
Repofitories for Urns. One Jams Hamilton, who farm’d 
th3*Ground from Mr. Knox, wanting Stones to build a 
Houfe, drew off mold of them from this Place. When 
he had enter’d within one of the Circles, he found 
three Urns in three feveral Holes, fet about with fix: 
Stones, and cover’d with fiat Stones, and other Stones 
thrown on the Top 5 he broke what he found, not 
finding what he expected. Mr. Knox and I went there 
to fee the Place, and faw the Holes and broken Urns 5 
but the Man’s Houle being finilh’d, there were no more 
found $ but I am perfwaded there are many more,becaufe 
thefe three were found near together. The Poor Man 
met with an Accident of Fire in his Mault-Houfe, which 
did him great Damage 5 the Irifo attributed it to his ta- 
king thofe Stones to build his Houfe, which they call’d 
Holy, tho’ they knew nothing of its being a Burying- 
Place till thus difcover’d. 
On the fame Hill about thirty Yards diftance to the 
Eaftward of thefe Circles, upon fearch we found the 
Altar whereon they ufed to bum their Dead, over-grown 
with Earth and green Sod, which we caufed to be un- 
covered : It was made of dry Stone, eight Foot long 
and four Foot broad, the Coals and Bones frefh among 
the Stones, and the Stones burnt with Fire. At the 
Eaft end of this Altar there was a Pit, which was 
like wife over-grown with Earth and green Sod:, which 
we open’d, and found it to be the Receiver, where 
they fwept in all that remain’d on the Altar after 
Burring. We fearch’d deep, and the fubfunce was all 
alike, black and greafy : It had tinged the Hill in a 
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