Grave-mounds and Their Contents A Manual of Archæology, as Exemplified in the Burials of the Celtic, the Romano-British, and the Anglo-Saxon Periods

CHAPTER IV.

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Ancient British or Celtic Period--Sepulchral Chambers of Stone--Cromlechs--Chambered Tumuli--New Grange and Dowth--The Channel Islands--Wieland Smith’s Cave, and others--Stone Circles--For what purpose formed--Formation of Grave-mounds--Varieties of Stone Circles--Examples of different kinds--Arbor-Low, etc. 50