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some interest. It will be seen that this pit, though of small 
size when compared with ours at Grays, is nevertheless in the 
pillar stage, two being already formed, and two others in 
process of formation, at the points marked “ x.” Here and 
there could be seen pick-marks, as at Grays, and the walls up 
to a certain height were, as usual, covered with marks of the 
claws of dogs and other animals, which had fallen in and 
vainly tried to escape. The shaft was in remarkably good 
Thanet 
Sand 
Fig. 8.—Denehole at Cavey Spring, Bexley. Scale 40 ft. to the inch. 
“,t.” Points at which the next pillars were being made. 
Length of chamber from W.S.W. to E.N.E. .. 42 ft. 6 in. 
Height .. .. .. 11 ft. 6 in. 
Depth from bottom of chamber , from surface .. 61 ft. 6 in. 
Thickness of chalk roof . 3 ft. 6 in. 
preservation, the foot-holes being very distinct, and, owing to 
the absence of the gravel capping the Thanet Sand at Grays, 
the mouth had been enlarged but slightly. Just above the 
junction of the Thanet Sand with the Chalk, however, there 
was a hollow of considerable size on one side. The impression 
received from a hasty glimpse at this hollow was that it had 
