The new cemetery at Burmandtofts, in the same town, was in like manner found pitted over with these ancient holes.

The miner seems to have dug a well about 6 feet in diameter, and so soon as he reached the mineral, he worked it away all round, leaving the bell-shaped cavities in question.

He did not attempt any gallery excavations, but when the pit was exhausted, a fresh one was sunk.

The ore, when dug, was transported, most probably on horses' backs, to the adjacent districts for the convenience of fuel.

For it was easier to carry the mineral to the wood--then exclusively used for smelting'-- than to bring the wood to the mineral.