Half-hours Among Some English AntiquitiesHardwicke and Bogue, 1877 - 240 páginas |
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... vary considerably . The barrows of the Celtic period , as I have on a former occasion written , * vary in their form and size as much as they do in their modes of con- struction , and in their contents . Sometimes they are simply mounds ...
... vary considerably . The barrows of the Celtic period , as I have on a former occasion written , * vary in their form and size as much as they do in their modes of con- struction , and in their contents . Sometimes they are simply mounds ...
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... vary considerably in their size and characteristics , and many singular beliefs and stories are connected with them in different districts . In some places they are looked upon as the abodes of fairies , who are said there to sit in ...
... vary considerably in their size and characteristics , and many singular beliefs and stories are connected with them in different districts . In some places they are looked upon as the abodes of fairies , who are said there to sit in ...
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... varying from eight to nineteen feet from each other . In the centre are the remains of a rifled sepulchral mound . Many other similar circles occur in Derbyshire . For instance , on Brassington Moor , near a fine chambered tumulus , now ...
... varying from eight to nineteen feet from each other . In the centre are the remains of a rifled sepulchral mound . Many other similar circles occur in Derbyshire . For instance , on Brassington Moor , near a fine chambered tumulus , now ...
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... vary considerably both in size , in form , and in material . They are found occasionally in the grave - mounds of the Britons , and are also turned up in the course of agricultural operations . The name of " celt " has become so usual ...
... vary considerably both in size , in form , and in material . They are found occasionally in the grave - mounds of the Britons , and are also turned up in the course of agricultural operations . The name of " celt " has become so usual ...
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... proportion . In length celts vary from about two to sixteen or eighteen inches ; a very usual size being from about four to six or seven inches . D Some of the more usual forms of these instru- ments ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES . 33.
... proportion . In length celts vary from about two to sixteen or eighteen inches ; a very usual size being from about four to six or seven inches . D Some of the more usual forms of these instru- ments ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES . 33.
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