rather crude and ill-burnt pottery, is nevertheless of elegant design, with some attempt at ornamentation round the upper part. On the inside, near the top, is a ledge, which may have been intended to carry a lid. The lid, however, is absent. The urn was found standing upon its base, and in consequence of its proximity to the surface of the ground, the roots of the grasses had grown down into, and had lined the interior throughout.

Its dimensions are as follows:-From a base of five inches diameter, it widens out to thirteen at the bulge, slightly narrowing to the top, and is thirteen inches in height. Having carefully removed the urn with all the pieces that could be found, the excavations were continued, when, at the depth of about seven feet, a quantity of small flattish stones were come upon, which, as the work proceeded, proved to be the top stones of a cist. This appears to have been constructed in the following manner :-The ground having been scooped out to the depth of a few inches in an oval form, head and foot stones composed of flat slabs of sandstone, about fifteen inches square, were placed edgewise at either end, and faced north and south. similar stones, but of smaller size, and also placed edgewise, completed the oval. The interior of this oval space was filled in with small stones, the under layer of which, and consequently those placed next the body and in direct contact with it, upon being turned over, were found to have small portions of bone adhering to them, and there was distinct evidence upon all of their having been subjected to excessive heat.

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1 A sketch is here introduced, for the sake of comparison, of an urn found near the Big Brook, about a mile from Bromfield Station, at the time of making the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. When discovered it was in an inverted position, and contained burnt human bones. The workman, thinking that he had found a treasure, deliberately broke it to pieces, ard great was his disappointment at finding nothing but bones. So much of the fragments as could be gathered together were preserved, and are now in the Ludlow Museum, from which the sketch here given (restored) is made.

C.F.

On all sides were observed large quanties of wood ashes, which proclaimed the fact that the crematory process had been carried out in the most complete manner. The inside measurement of the cist, between the head and foot stones, was three feet eight inches. It would seem, therefore, that the body, supposing it to have been that of an adult or fully grown person, must have been placed in a cramped position, in accordance with the prevailing custom of those early times. It will be seen by reference to the plan, that the urn was not found immediately over the cist, but some three or four feet to the side of it, which may perhaps be taken to indicate that a considerable interval had elapsed between the interments.

From the extreme paucity of manufactured articles of all kinds, the total absence of coins, and of implements of iron, it may be inferred that these barrows must have had their origin at a very early period of our history.

The Lady Mary Windsor Clive, under whose auspices the excavations have been undertaken, has throughout taken a lively interest in the work, and has spared neither trouble nor expense to bring them to a successful issue.

DISCOVERY OF A CHAPEL AT FELTON

NEAR

LUDLOW.

BY CHARLES FORTEY, Esq.

SCARCELY had the explorations upon the "Old Field" been brought to a close, than the attention of the Archæologists was drawn to a spot not far removed from the scene of their late labours, which resulted in the discovery of remains of very considerable archæological and local interest.

A little over a mile from Ludlow on the Bromfield road, and lying close alongside the railway, and between it and the river Corve, is a piece of tillage land upon the Rye Felton farm, known as the " "Chapel field." Mr. Farmer, the present occupier, has long since suspected that under a slight elevation in this field there lay hidden the remains of some building, from the fact that large stones of the character of building-stones were frequently brought to the surface by the plough, and the present explorations have been undertaken through his kindness in calling attention to the circumstance. The excavations commenced upon the highest part of the ridge, where at the depth of about a foot, a bed of ornamental flooring tiles was exposed to view. These were disposed in two squares of 25 and 9 tiles respectively. They had unfortunately been very much broken and disfigured by the passing to and fro of the horses and implements used in the cultivation of the land. It is also much to be regretted that before an opportunity had been afforded for an examination of them they were stolen. Careful search was made throughout the