'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [‎49] (76/450)

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CH. XIV.]
HOLLOW WAY.
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I also looked again at the western boundary from
Nebbi Vunus up to the Khausser. There are three
passages through this wall. The largest, which may
have been originally an opening, is the one nearest
to the Khausser.
While I was sketching, I detached the captain
with a working-party to measure on to the eastward
boundary. The measurement is as follows:—
Feet.
^295—To the edge of the ravine, in which is Thisbe's well.
145—Breadth of the ravine to its eastern mound.
395—Breadth of the mound.
172—Breadth of the second ravine. After this comes the last
regular or considerable mound.
2001 Outside of the boundary to the inside of the last con
siderable mound.
About half way between the boundary and the
ravine is a hollow way about one hundred and fifty feet
broad, sunk a little below the level, and as straight
as it it had been drawn with a line. It runs N. 7 W.
by S. 7 E. I at first was inclined to consider this as
a ditch, but a little way in it, on the left of a road,
I perceived some vestiges, which induced me to ride
through the hollow way as far as it went. I found
in it, about two hundred yards from the Kermelis
road, and near the middle of the ravine, some ves
tiges composed of concretion or conglomeration rock;
Mhich, had the forms been at all equivocal, might
have passed tor natural objects on a slight inspec
tion ; but though there was not enough left to make
out any regular plan, there was certainly quite suffi-
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