Once or twice under the foothills I glimpsed the mound of a kurgan, broken open like the lips of a volcano – the burial-place of a tribal chief, perhaps, or the milestone of some lost nomad advance.

在山麓小丘之下，我瞥见了一两个坟头，坟头已经裂开，样子与火山口相仿——也许，它是部落首领的埋葬之地，或者就是某个迷失的游牧开拓者的一座里程碑。

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Once or twice under the foothills I glimpsed the mound of a kurgan broken open like the lips of a volcano? The burial-place of a tribal chief perhaps or the milestone of some lost nomad advance.

在山麓小丘之下，我瞥见了一两个坟头，坟头已经裂开，样子与火山口相仿——也许，它是部落首领的埋葬之地，或者就是某个迷失的游牧开拓者的一座里程碑。

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It was once thought the hill was a burial mound, but no grave has been found and its purpose is unknown.

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"These stones may have provided an inspiration for the Barrow-downs, where the hobbits in The Lord Of The Rings are ensnared by a malevolent wraith that haunts a barrow or burial mound, " said Mr Garth.

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