OF THE CRflVIEAN PENINSULA.

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ftatue of an idol, was perhaps fupported by the central ftone.The fouthem fquare, being fomewhat nearer to the fea, andcontiguous to the preceding, is an oblong ftruclure, extendingtowards eaft and weft forty-feven feet, but on the two otherfides only thirty-five; and its inner fpace, on comparing itwith the elevation of the fquare juft defcribed, is perceptiblyexcavated. lt appears to have had a door towards the fea atthe South-eaftern, and another at the North-we(lern corner;the whole fabric confifting likewife of oblong large quadrangularftoues, which in the upper row are fometimes placed tranf-verfely, though in general arranged lengthwife, according tothe direction of the walls. The method of joining them isfimilar to that pra&ifed in all buildings of very ancient date:they are rudely and loofely conftruded, without any trace ofeither mortar or clay; though fmall fragments of ftone occa-fionally occur, and have evidently ferved to fill up the interfticesbetween the hewn fquares. The ftone ufed for this purpofeis the common calcareous rock, which feparates in large maflesfrom the horizontal ftrata, and is mixed with oolites and largepieces of Ihells. As many other edilices of a like rüde work-manfhip will be mentioned in the fequel, I have been inducedto give a minute account of this ancient mode of building.—Near the wall of the oblong fquare facing the fea, flat hewnftones are laid in a ftraight line, and they proceed to fomediftance along the next fquare, being apparently defigned fora path. There is another foundation of ftone-work, whichcommences at about nineteen feet from the South-eaftern cornerof the fnall fquare, extending in a direct line towards theSouth-eaft, then defcribing nearly a right angle, and againvol. ii. k turning