| At first cremation was the rule, as were flat or low graves, though later the tumulus or raised barrow became standard. |
| Inch Castle is about three miles from Athy, and adjoining it is a small tumulus, of which the following story is told. |
| His bent knees fit perfectly inside the slight curve of the tumulus, and we covered him with more flat stones. |
| Silbury-Hill, the largest tumulus or artificial mound of earth in this kingdom was begun to be opened by the miners of Mendip, on Thursday last. |
| The Karmah rulers were buried in large multicompartment tumulus tombs, resting on beds, surrounded by hundreds of their sacrificed courtiers. |
| On levelling a large tumulus a few years since, at Dalpatrick, Lanarkshire, a cist was discovered inclosing an urn. |
