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THE MAIDEN WAY, BY THE REV. JOHN MAUGHAN, B.A., Rector of Bewcastle, Cumberland. Section IV. — Surveij of the Maiden Waij to Castleton in Scotland.* Tnis Maiden Way leaving the Kershope river, and pro- ceeding forwards about 600 yards, reaches the summit of Tweeden Rigg ^ and the Langknowe Cairn. This is a long stone barrow, 55 3'ards long, and from 5 to G yards broad. It ranges from north to south. It has been opened in two places, showing a Kistvaen, or grave, in each, with the stones set up on edge, but without the usual sepulchral con- tents. It appears to be composed of a series of graves adjoining each other, placed across it, and ranging east and west. A person named William Davidson, residing at Bruntshield, opened the two graves about five years ago. He found nothing in them, but did not make any particular search. The view from this place takes in its range nearly the whole of Liddisdale. On the top of the ridge of Fells, on the north-east of the Hermitage Castle, are two small conical hills called the Maiden Paps, bearing a strong resem- blance to the nipples of the female breast, but possibly deriving their name from their connection with the Maiden Way, which appears to be aiming partly in that direction. In taking a general review of the tumuli, or barrows, described in the preceding survey, one cannot fail to be struck with the uniform characteristics which are found to belong to the human race in the primitive stages of society. For although the camp graves appear to give us proofs of their Roman origin,^ yet there can be no doubt that the greater number of these monumental remains ouoht to be ascribed to an earlier period. Vestiges of this de- scription attributed to the Celtic age have been found on the extensive plains of Wiltshire, on the Yorkshire moors, on • Continued from page "23."). ' Rigg : Anglo-Saxon Hrig, a " back," and figuratively a liill, ridge or rising ground. '^ See page 2. '30, ante.