 West, and was defended from the superincumbent earth by four large flat stones, which the relater, a man of great probity, who was present when the skeleton was measured, and who himself took the teeth out of the jaw, saw removed. The coins were found...  The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 150by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Characters and characteristics - 1820 - 494 pages
...which measured nine feet six inches in length, the shin bone measuring two feet three inches front the knee to the ancle. The head lay to the west, and...the superincumbent earth by four large flat stones. The skeleton was measured in his presence ; and he took the teeth out of the jaw himself. The coins... | |
 | John Sykes - Durham (England : County) - 1824 - 400 pages
...feet six inches in length, the shin bone measuring two feet three inches from the knee to the ankle; the head lay to the west, and was defended from the super-incumbent earth by four large flat stones. The coins were found on the south side of the skeleton, near the right hand. 1758, (March.)—An engineer... | |
 | Thomas Dugdale - 1830 - 334 pages
...its breadth at the top was near six yards, and the sides were sloping like the ruins of a rampart. In the middle of this bank was found the skeleton...himself took the teeth out of the jaw, saw removed. The coins were found on the south side of the skeleton, near the right hand." \ FYFIELD. In this parish... | |
 | John Sykes - Berwick-upon-Tweed (England) - 1833 - 452 pages
...feet six inches in length. The shinbone measuring two feet three inches from the knee to the ankle : the head lay to the west, and was defended from the superincumbent earth by four large stones. The coins were found on the south side of the skeleton, near the right. Another singular discovery... | |
 | Eneas Mackenzie, Marvin Ross - Durham (England : County) - 1834 - 668 pages
...feet six inches in length ; the shin-bone measuring two feet three inches from the knee to the ankle ; the head lay to the west, and was defended from the...himself took the teeth out of the jaw, saw removed. The coins were found on the south side of the skeleton, near the right hand."f * About a mile to the... | |
 | 1841 - 894 pages
...feet six inches in length ; the shin-bone measuring two feet three inches from the knee to the ankle. The head lay to the west, and was defended from the superincumbent earth by four large flat stones. The coins were found on the south side of the skeleton, near the right hand. Another singular discovery... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1842 - 450 pages
...feet six inches in length ; the shin-bone measuring two feet three inches from the knee to the ankle. The head lay to the west, and was defended from the superincumbent earth by four large flat stones. The coins were found on the south side of the skeleton, near the right hand. Another singular discovery... | |
 | Jeremiah William Summers - Durham (England : County) - 1858 - 600 pages
...feet six inches in length ; the shin bone mearured two feet three inches from the knee to the ankle ; the head lay to the west, and was defended from the...superincumbent earth by four large flat stones, which the rclatcr, a man of great probity, who was present when the skeleton was measured, and who himself took... | |
 | John Laws Milton - 1864 - 668 pages
...feet six inches in length, the shin-bone or larger bone of the leg being two feet three inches long. The head lay to the west, and was defended from the superincumbent earth by four Iarge stones. The measurement may have been incorrect, but the kind of soil is just that in which we... | |
 | Durham (England : County) - 1908 - 272 pages
...was found the skeleton of a human body, which measured nine feet six inches in length ; the shin bone measuring two feet three inches from the knee to the...himself took the teeth out of the jaw, saw removed. The coins were found on the South side of the skeleton, near the right hand. (Signed) " P. Collinson."... | |
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