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Content summary: 28 June 1801: Four headless skeletons found in Knook long barrow. Says it is known that the Danes preserved the skulls of their enemies for drinking cups. Thinks that at Bratton Castle 'innumerable bodies have been covered by the great barrow within it'.

Summary: 28 June 1801: Four headless skeletons found in Knook long barrow. Says it is known that the Danes preserved the skulls of their enemies for drinking cups. Thinks that at Bratton Castle 'innumerable bodies have been covered by the great barrow within it'.