The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire

by S. W. Partington

INNER SURFACE.

Cairns which are the most undisputed form of a Celtic burial place were once very numerous in the northern districts: but a great many have long since been removed. The graves of Norway bear an outward resemblance to the Celtic Cairn, but the main cause appears to be that in mountainous countries stones are more easily procurable than earth. Where a doubt exists as to the proprietorship of these mounds, the only means of deciding is by an examination of the interior. The Norse Cairn should enclose a stone chest or wooden chamber and iron weapons. The Norwegians burned the body until about their conversion to Christianity.

CALDER STONE N^o 2.

OUTER ASPECT, TWO SIDES.

INNER SIDE.

CALDER STONE N^o 3.

OUTER ASPECT TWO SIDES.