LARGE CIRCULAR RUIN. ZIM BABW E
between these two, presumably merely a sally-port in
the wall, the lintel of which had consisted of wooden
beams, which had been burnt, and on their giving
way the wall above had also fallen down.
Of the outer wall of the circular building the
most interesting portion is decidedly that to the
south-east. A few courses below the summit on the
outside, from point A to point B on the plan, runs
the pattern, formed by two courses having the stones
placed chevron-wise, neatly fitted in with smaller
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PA T T E R N ON LA RG E C IR C U LA R R U IN AT Z IM BA BW E
stones receding a little, so as to make the pattern
at a distance appear as if it stood out in relief,
whereas it is really flush with the wall. This
pattern coincides with the sacred enclosure inside,
terminating at point B exactly where the enclosure
terminates, and at the other end at point A about
half-way down the narrow passage, forming thus an
arc of one and a half right angle. Its connection
with the sanctity of the place is obvious, and into its
relation to the orientation of the temple Mr. Swan
will enter fully in the. ensuing chapter. Along this