Exhibits. 323 



St€in and Barbed Flint Arrow-head, If inch by 1^ inch 

 across barbs. Found at Challoch, parish of Penninghame. 



Flint Flake or Scraper, 2 J- inches to i inch in breadth, 

 convex in section, with semi-circular scraping edge. Found 

 on Kilquhanity P^'arm, Kirkpatrick-Durham. 



Mr J. M. Corrie, Dumfries. — Flint Flakes showing 

 traces of secondary working. Found near Moniaive, 1910. 



Flint Flakes and Chippings found at Tod.stone, Dah-y, 

 Galloway, May, 1910, two of which may have been used as 

 scrapers. 



Stirrup of wrought iron, found at Tad.stone, Dairy, 

 Galloway, 1910. 



B-shaped Strike-a-liglit. Found on the " wa-head " of 

 an old house in Tynron parish. 



Whorls (a) of whinstone, If inch diameter, | inch thick, 

 found at Peelton, Glencairn, 1892; (b) imperfect, of clay- 

 stone, originally bead-shaped, 1 inch diameter by f inch thick, 

 incised line round outer circumference. Found near Collin 

 (c) of sandstone, If inch diameter by 4 inch thick, orna- 

 mented on one side with incised lines. Found at Drumbreg, 

 Collin, 1908. 



Stone Hammer, imperfect, of whin.stone, 8^ inches by 

 7 inches by 2f inches. Found in Holywood. When perfect 

 would measure 11 by 7 by 3^ inches. 



Smoothing Stone, 34 inches by 2J inches. Found at 

 Roucan, Torthoiwald, 1910. 



Rapier, imperfect, with point re-made. Tang, 6J 

 inches; blade, 17^ inches. When perfect, the blade would 

 measure from 27 to 30 inches. Found at Caerlaverock Castle, 

 1908. 

 18th November, 1910.— Dr J. W. Martin.— A Spotted Crake, found 

 25/8/1910 on the Glasgow Road near Holywood. Killed, 

 apparently, by flying against telegraph wires. 



James M'Cargo, Kirkpatrick Durham. — A " Wassock," 

 beautifully carved and with lettering " G. C. 1770," sup- 

 possed to b-e oi '-considering" wood. Used for inserting the 

 end of the riglit-hand knitting needle, in a method of holding 

 the needles which is falling into disuse. Sometimes made of 

 a wisp of straw or feathers. A favourite lover's gift. This 

 one measures 8 inches long, 9-10 inch at broadest part, and 

 has a slot by which it was hooked on to the apron string. 

 Got in Kirkpatrick-Durham parish. 



Whorl of Sandstone (If inch diameter by I inch broad), 

 ornamented with dots and radial lines. Found at Nether- 

 town of Croys, Kirkpatrick-Durham. 



Stone Ball, found on Barncalzie, Kirkpatrick-Durham. 

 Of Sandstone, 1| inch high. 



Iron Ball, found in Lochruttou parish, li inch high. 



