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520 TOMB ON PENINSULA.
the ancient road already noticed. At the southern
extremity of the passage, the rock on each side is
cut in steps to receive foundations, probably of a
bridge for the road. At the distance of 19' from
the mouth of the chasm, it is crossed by a wall
2' wide. At its northern extremity the chasm is
closed by another wall 13' wide. Both these walls
are of rubble masonry, without mortar ; the stones
are small and carelessly fitted. The present depth
of this chasm in the deepest part is 3.3', but it
appears to have been partially filled up with frag-
ments of rock fallen from above.
The stucco on the sides runs as low as the
bottom of the chasm. Prom the character of the
masonry I should infer that the walls were of the
Byzantine period; but it is difficult to imagine for
what purpose the chasm was used, unless it was
an early Christian place of sepulture.
On the opposite side of the valley, and east by
north of the high conical hill, is an eminence, on
the top of which is a double circle of rough stone
walls. The diameter of the inner circle is about
60'; of the outer about 102'. In the centre of the
inner circle are rectangular foundations built of
the same rough stone.
Below this, as we descended the hill, we found
remains of an outer circular wall of similar ma-
sonry, which inclosed the whole, and the diameter
of which was about 218'. These walls are so
roughly put together that they may have been an
old sheepfold, mandra.
An hour from Cnidus on the shore opposite
the ancient road already noticed. At the southern
extremity of the passage, the rock on each side is
cut in steps to receive foundations, probably of a
bridge for the road. At the distance of 19' from
the mouth of the chasm, it is crossed by a wall
2' wide. At its northern extremity the chasm is
closed by another wall 13' wide. Both these walls
are of rubble masonry, without mortar ; the stones
are small and carelessly fitted. The present depth
of this chasm in the deepest part is 3.3', but it
appears to have been partially filled up with frag-
ments of rock fallen from above.
The stucco on the sides runs as low as the
bottom of the chasm. Prom the character of the
masonry I should infer that the walls were of the
Byzantine period; but it is difficult to imagine for
what purpose the chasm was used, unless it was
an early Christian place of sepulture.
On the opposite side of the valley, and east by
north of the high conical hill, is an eminence, on
the top of which is a double circle of rough stone
walls. The diameter of the inner circle is about
60'; of the outer about 102'. In the centre of the
inner circle are rectangular foundations built of
the same rough stone.
Below this, as we descended the hill, we found
remains of an outer circular wall of similar ma-
sonry, which inclosed the whole, and the diameter
of which was about 218'. These walls are so
roughly put together that they may have been an
old sheepfold, mandra.
An hour from Cnidus on the shore opposite