Antiquities from the Stewautry. 39 



western districts of Kirkcudbrightshire, sev^eral cairns there being 

 of the long- barrow or double circle type and containing several 

 interments. 



The section lettered EQ is devoted to Sepulchral Deposits, 

 and Nos. 95 and 9G are a flat ring of silver, ribbed on the outer 

 side, measuring 1| in. diameter, and a bead of amber, another of 

 the donations of Mr Copland in 1782. They were found at 

 Blackerne, Crossmichael. 



Personal Ornaments. — The most important of these are con- 

 tained in the group FA 1-14, all from New-Galloway, and all of 

 bronze with Celtic ornament. (1) A bronze mirror 8 in. diameter, 

 with a handle 5 in. long, with late-Celtic ornament both sides alike ; 

 (2) bronze g'orget, 15 in. wide, ornamented with spiral scrolls ; 

 (3-5) bronze belts or mountings ; (6) bronze plate in five frag- 

 ments, 27 in. by 11 in., with raised border; (7-11) fragments of 

 similar plates with similar ornament, but the outer edges curved ; 

 (12 and 13) ornamental bronze studs; (14) portion of the cloth 

 in which these articles were found under the Quern BB 7, above 

 described. All found at Balmaclellan and presented by Eev. Geo. 

 Murray in 1861. The bronze armlet (36) is of late-Celtic type ; 

 it is very thin and light and is jointed, a contrast in every respect 

 to the object immediately following. It is the smallest armlet in 

 the museum, measuring only 2| in. by 2^ in. by \\ in. in height. 

 It was found near Plunton Castle, Borgue, and presented by Dr 

 Wm. M'Ewen in 1859. 



In PA 40 we recognise a veritable trophy of the skill dis- 

 played by our forefathers, whom an ancient Roman author con- 

 temptuously describes as "the barbarians in the sea." It is a 

 crescent-shaped pendant of bronze, probably a harness ornament, 

 beautifully decorated with Celtic designs in champleve enamel — 

 that rich and intricate process of filling in segments of copper with 

 molten pigment which was distinctively British. This pendant, 

 which was found at Auchendolly, and presented by Major 

 Archibald Hume in 1886, measures 3J in. by 2f in., and the 

 colours used in filling in the circles and segmentals are opaque 

 vermilion and opaque yellow, while the curvilinear design so 

 characteristic of this art is left raised and is now covered with a 

 brownish patina. At the date of discovery no means were taken 

 to identify the exact locality. 



