Identifier: surveyofwesternp00warruoft (find matches)
Title: The survey of Western Palestine-Jerusalem
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Warren, Charles, Sir, 1840-1927 Palestine Exploration Fund Conder, C. R. (Claude Reignier), 1848-1910
Subjects: Jerusalem -- Antiquities Jerusalem -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Palestine Exploration Fund
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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The following is Sir C. Wilsons account ( Ordnance Survey Notes, P- 73): Excavation No. IV. This was made at the ruins of el Jaliid, or Goliaths Castle, in the north-west angle of the city. The plans andsections will show the details of what was discovered : the trench on thewest uncovered a peculiar re-entering angle formed of large stones withdrafted margins ; on examining this it was found that they must havebeen built at different periods, the line A, B, faced with large stones, andrunning into the mass of masonry, first, and the line C, I), which formsthe present facing of the tower, afterwards ; there is no bond between thetwo masses : a straight joint being left in the direction C, B, the spacebetween the two lines of facing stones is filled in with small rubblemasonry, and the backing to the older line. A, B, is of the same descrip-tion. Both rows of large stones are bedded and jointed with mortar ; thechiselled drafts are from 2 inches to 5 inches wide, and the faces are left
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JERUSALEM. 265 rough, projecting from 4 to 6 inches. The Hne D, C, if producedtowards C, would cut the north-east angle of the so-called Tower ofDavid, in the Citadel, and if produced towards D, would pass throughthe remains (of ancient walls) near Mr. Bergheims house. Within the Castle there is a vaulted chamber of modern date, andthe floor of this was broken through in consequence of a rumour thatthere were vaults beneath. The report proved to be correct, for oncreeping through the hole a chamber nearly filled with rubbish wasreached, and near the east end of this an open doorway led to two otherchambers, in which two piers or towers, constructed of large stones withdrafted margins, were found. From the appearance of the masonry they

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