But even this is much exceeded in south long barrow, near _Silbury-hill_, south of it, and upon the bank of the _Kennet_. It stands east and west, pointing to the dragon’s head on _Overton-hill_. A very operose _congeries_ of huge stones upon the east end, and upon part of its back or ridge; pil’d one upon another, with no little labour: doubtless in order to form a sufficient chamber, for the remains of the person there buried; not easily to be disturbed. The whole _tumulus_ is an excessively large mound of earth 180 cubits long, ridg’d up like a house. And we must needs conclude, the people that made these durable _mausolea_, had a very strong hope of the resurrection of their bodies, as well as souls who thus provided against their being disturbed. Upon the heath south of _Silbury-hill_, was a very large oblong work, like a long barrow, made only of stones pitch’d in the ground, no _tumulus_. Mr. _Smith_ beforemention’d told me, his cousin took the stones away (then) 14 years ago, to make mere stones withal. I take it to have been an archdruid’s, tho’ humble, yet magnificent; being 350 feet or 200 cubits long. _Pausanias in Eliac._ II. writes, upon the bank of the river _Cladeus_ is the barrow of _Ænomaus_; of earth, incompass’d with stones. Again in _Arcadic._ he says, at _Pergamus_ is the monument of _Auge_, being a barrow of earth, incompass’d with a circle of stones. In the same _Arcadic._ Book VIII. he says, he studiously contemplated the _tumulus_ of _Æpitus_, because _Homer_ makes mention of it, admiring it, for he had seen no finer. ’Twas made of earth not very large, incompass’d with a circle of stones. Thus naturally does a genius admire works of antiquity! he seems thereby to antedate his own being, and to have lived in those times long before. He writes again _in Bœot._ at the barrow of _Amphion_ are many rude stones, which they report, were the stones he drew together with his harp. Likewise there are three rude stones near the tomb of _Melanippus_; and the antiquarians say, _Tydeus_ was buried there. To go much higher in time, and equal to those we have been describing: _Genes._ xxxv. 20. _Jacob set a pillar upon Rachel’s grave._ [Illustration: TAB. XXIV. _Stukeley delin._ _Toms Sculp._ _Prospect of Bekampton Avenue from Longston long Barrow 1724._ ☉☉ _Two Stones of the Avenue at the Crossing of the two Roads demolish’d by Rᵈ. Fowler._ B. _the Termination of the avenue._] CHAP. X.