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V. Whorls. — Until recently there was only one whorl from 

 Dumfriesshire in the national collection, which was found at Moss- 

 peeble. It is formed of claystone, one inch in diameter, and 

 differs somewhat from the usual form of whorl in being spherical 

 shaped. In February last (1889) other six specimens, all found at 

 Mouswald, were added to the national collection by donation. 

 Five are of sandstone, and the sixth is of claystone. The largest is 

 2^5^ inches in diameter, and the smallest 1-^ inch. One is orna- 

 mented on each face with incised lines radiating from the spindle 

 hole. The others are unornamented. 



VI. Arrow and Spear Heads. — An arrow-head of greyish 

 flint, found at Gretna, and presented to the National Museum in 



1877, is one of the finest in the collection. It 

 is of the variety with barbs and stem, and 

 measures \f^ inch in length. The stem is broad 

 and is convex at the end. The apertures be- 

 tween the l)arbs and stem are most carefully 

 made, and the ends of the barbs slant from the 

 i - \ inner side outward and forward. Through an 



'' \ oversight on Dr Anderson's part, this arrow- 



^V %r^ - liead is described as from Glenluce, Wigtown- 



Fig.'i.-FiiutArromhmd, shire. It is showu full size in figure 2, and 

 witii barb and stem, ji^s also been figured elsewhere, f 



Another barbed and stemmed arrow-head of 

 grey flint, also found at Gretna, is imperfect, one of the barbs 

 being broken off". 



A third arrow-head, also of the barbed and stemmed type, 

 found at Riggmoor, has apparently accompanied an interment, as 

 it has been subjected to the action of fire. There is little 

 secondary working on either face, and one of the barbs has been 

 broken off". 



A fine spear-head of the barbed and stemmed type is also in 

 the Museum. It measures 2| inches in length, and shows some 

 minute secondary working on the faces. The stem is broad, 

 square-ended, and the barbs are worked to fine points, one being a 

 little longer than the other. It was found at Grainhead, Gretna 

 Green. 



A large lozenge-shaped spear-head of light grey flint, which 

 was said to have also been found at Gretna Green, is in the 



+ Scotland in Pagan Times, Second Series, p. 358, fig. .SSS ; and 

 Proceedinija of the Society of Antiquarians of Scot/and, Vol. XII., page 270. 



