BSY_FB_03-03

3
The remains of these Megalithic walls which are to
be seen formed, in all probability, two sides
of the earliest temple erected on this site.
They exist in two courses at the western end
and one on the northern side. The measure-
ments are stupendous, those of the blocks
of the western wall reaching a length of
over 60 feet by some 15 feet square at the
end. Two interesting points about these blocks
are - first, that they were certainly quarried
at a considerable distance for the stone
of the same form and size still remains
in an ancient quarry to the north of the town.
Second - that they were joined with such pre-
cision that some of the joins can hardly
be detected. When these walls were built
it is not possible to tell but there is
little doubt that they had been in place for
many centuries when the Roman Emperors
turned their attention to this great shrine
of the Sun god. One of the chief points of
interest in connexion with this Megalithic