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Chap, xmii.]
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part of the walls arc single. On the west of the Acro-
polis are the remains of a curious gateway, the top being
formed of a single block, with rude flanking towers on each
side : this hill covered nearly an acre and a half of ground :
another hill beyond a valley to the south presented similar
remains of buildings, extending to the east, and then up ano-
ther lateral valley to the south. Here the collection of walls
and constructions, some rising to a height of upwards of
twenty feet, was very remarkable ; the doors, entrances, and
communications were quite perfect, the tops being formed
of single gigantic blocks. They resembled the tombs of
Cnidus more than anything else, and were as numerous,
though not so highly finished. Further to the east were some
very curious subterranean buildings, evidently Hellenic
tombs; the sketch below will give an idea of one of the
most perfect. Within was a small vaulted apartment, with
remains of a stone bench or table, as in the tombs of Hiera-
polis. In the lateral valley to the south were many more
of these tombs, one of which had two tiers of stone shelves,
and into which I crawled by an opening in the roof, the
front being formed by a long Cyclopian wall, in which we
could discern no entrance.
EUR AN SHEHER.
227
part of the walls arc single. On the west of the Acro-
polis are the remains of a curious gateway, the top being
formed of a single block, with rude flanking towers on each
side : this hill covered nearly an acre and a half of ground :
another hill beyond a valley to the south presented similar
remains of buildings, extending to the east, and then up ano-
ther lateral valley to the south. Here the collection of walls
and constructions, some rising to a height of upwards of
twenty feet, was very remarkable ; the doors, entrances, and
communications were quite perfect, the tops being formed
of single gigantic blocks. They resembled the tombs of
Cnidus more than anything else, and were as numerous,
though not so highly finished. Further to the east were some
very curious subterranean buildings, evidently Hellenic
tombs; the sketch below will give an idea of one of the
most perfect. Within was a small vaulted apartment, with
remains of a stone bench or table, as in the tombs of Hiera-
polis. In the lateral valley to the south were many more
of these tombs, one of which had two tiers of stone shelves,
and into which I crawled by an opening in the roof, the
front being formed by a long Cyclopian wall, in which we
could discern no entrance.