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Rude stone monuments in all countries : their age and uses (1872)

Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · London, J. Murray · leaf 466

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nty-seven dolmens, very irregularly situated at the foot of themountain. All those they observed were composed of two side-stones, from 8 to 10 feet long, supporting a cap-stone projectingconsiderably beyond the sides and ends. The chambers, however,were only 5 feet long internally—too short,… … 191. Dolmens at Eafr er Wal. From a sketch by Mrs. Roberton Blaine. solid, the other to have been pierced with what is called a door;but whether this was a hole in one stone, or a door formed by twojambs, is not clear.1 No drawing or plan accompanies theirdescription; but the arrangement will be…

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