An archaelogical index to remains of antiquity of the Celtic, Romano-British, and Anglo-Saxon periods . h, which appeared per-fectly well tempered and fit for immediate use,without further preparation, and contained nota single pebble larger than a bean; and not morethan half a dozen of these were found after re-moving the first few inches of soil. Some of theurns, when uncovered, were found leanmg toone side; and, by the impressions made in thesurrounding clay, were evidently cracked onthe day of their deposit. It is remarkable thatnotliinD; was discovered in the western half ofthe barrow. Th
An archaelogical index to remains of antiquity of the Celtic, Romano-British, and Anglo-Saxon periods . h, which appeared per-fectly well tempered and fit for immediate use,without further preparation, and contained nota single pebble larger than a bean; and not morethan half a dozen of these were found after re-moving the first few inches of soil. Some of theurns, when uncovered, were found leanmg toone side; and, by the impressions made in thesurrounding clay, were evidently cracked onthe day of their deposit. It is remarkable thatnotliinD; was discovered in the western half ofthe barrow. The urns (the only ornament onwhich was a row of indentations, apparentlymade with the end of the finger,) were standingon nearly the same level as the surroundingground, which, on digging into it, appeared notto have been disturbed.^* The chief peculiarity in the construction ofthis tumulus is the absence of stones or flints, aheap of which is so often found in the barrows oiWiltshire and Dorsetshire. •M ArclisBologia, vol. xxx. ipp. 57—6 J. rrwnnx *?: 5 A5T 15 .??s-:-::-J tfc*?- r??if. 16 SECTION II. MENHIRS OR PeULVANS. The Moenhir or Peulvan is a lono: narrow stone,set upright in the ground, generally with the smallend downward. As Msenhirs are the simplestform of Celtic monuments, they are doubtlessamong the earliest, and ma}^ have been erectedto commemorate a victory, to mark a boundary,or to cover the remains of some person of emi-nence; Excavations beneath the stone maysometimes determine which of these events hasled to the erection of a msenhir. The discoveryof bones, horns and tusks favours the inference,that the stone was raised over the dead. Whenwarlike implements are found, the monumentmay record some solemn compact. If, on thecontrary, no relics whatever are discovered be-neath them, we are left to conclude that theywere erected simply as landmarks or boundarystones. It is very probable, hoAvever, that many of 1 Tliese words are also said to be derived from the
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