...their edge, and placed closely together, so as to form a secure foundation for the superstructure, whether that they were wattle,* turf, stone, or other...houses, circular in form, with lofty conical roofs." t The foundation slabs above-mentioned, generally stand from eighteen to thirty inches above the surface....

...foundation for the superstructure, whether that they were wattle (the junciie cortice virga of Ovid) , turf, stone, or other material. These vestiges strikingly illustrate the descriptions which Dindorus and Strabo give of the habitations of the Britons of their times. The former describes them...

...closely together, so as to form a secure foundation for the superstructure, whether they were wattleturf, stone, or other material. These vestiges strikingly...Diodorus Siculus, and Strabo give of the habitations of their times ."f The most perfect specimen of the foundation stones of a British hut, we discovered...

...closely together, so as to form a secure foundation for the superstructure, whether they were wattleturf, stone, or other material. These vestiges strikingly...illustrate the descriptions which Diodorus Siculus, and Stralto give of the habitations of their times."f The most perfect specimen of the foundation stones...

...their edge, and placed closely together, so as to form a secure foundation for the superstructure, whether that they were wattle, turf, stone, or other...cottages, constructed of wood, and covered with straw [and sometimes skins]; the latter as wooden houses, circular in form, with lofty conical roofs. The...