Not far from these is a carnedd, part of which is destroyed; within was found a cell, about seven feet long and three wide, covered with two flat stones. On the top of the stones were two semicircular holes, for what purpose intended I leave to others to determine; some conceive they were places of confinement, and these holes served as stocks, in which to secure the victims of the Druidical sacrifices; but let us rather hope not; for as the learned of those days here for a period found a shelter, and as these woods “Were tenanted by bards, who nightly thence, Rob’d in their flowery vests of innocent white, Issued with harps, that glitter to the moon, Hymning immortal strains:” MASON’S CARACTACUS. we may as reasonably conceive that learning, poetry, music, and religion, would soothe and soften the angry passions of the soul, as that they would rouse to the horrid immolation of human sacrifices. Being unavoidably prevented at this time from visiting the celebrated Parys Mountain, the property of the Marquis of Anglesea and Colonel Hughes, we again returned to the hotel at Caernarvon; purposing to stay the following day (Sunday), with the intention of making a strict enquiry into the religious sect, settled here, and in many parts of Wales, called Jumpers. {195} The account we had received from our landlord, we imagined, was exaggerated; and this more strongly induced us to visit the chapel, that we might be enabled, in future, to contradict this ridiculous report.