Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . DANISH TUMULUS. The inner circle is nine feet distantfrom the outer. The stones composingit are of smaller dimensions than theothers, and are in the native condition,while those of the outer circle have been 334 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. roughly hewn. The capstones also bearthe marks of having- been rudely cutinto their present shape. Originally the outer colonnade con-tained thirty of these great pillars, withtheir
Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . DANISH TUMULUS. The inner circle is nine feet distantfrom the outer. The stones composingit are of smaller dimensions than theothers, and are in the native condition,while those of the outer circle have been 334 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. roughly hewn. The capstones also bearthe marks of having- been rudely cutinto their present shape. Originally the outer colonnade con-tained thirty of these great pillars, withtheir capstones, or imposts. Only sev-enteen of them now remain in posi-tion. The inner circle consisted atfirst of forty pillars, only a part of approach to the structure. Traces ofsmaller avenues are also to be found,and in the vicinity of the ruin are vari-ous stones which seem to have consti-tuted originally a part of the generaldesign. The whole aspect of the ruinas seen to-day is weird and spectral inthe last degree, and the beholder canbut be impressed with the strangeness,. PREHISTORIC GRAVEYARD OF QUATERNARY PERIOD, NEAR LITTAI, IN CARNIOLA, AUSTRIA. which are now standing. Within theinner circle another series of pillars,oval in character, and originally nineteenin number, are found, which rise inheight toward the center. Around theoutside rim was drawn a moat and arampart about three hundred and sev-enty yards in circumference. On thenortheast of the great circle and run-ning out for a distance of about sixhundred yards, there are evidences of as well as the antiquity of the monu-ment before him. Stonehenge has long been a fertiletopic in tradition. The oldest story of allis that given by Nennius, J Stories of Nen- in the ninth century. He niusandcam-declares that the structurewas erected by Aurelianus Ambrosius, mmemory of four hundred British chief-tains who were slain there by Hengistand his Saxon barbarians, in 472. At PRIMEVAL MAN.—MEN OF THE TUMI LI. 335 the close
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