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ancient British Cinerary Urn of the later period, that had been 
buried by the side of the partly-burnt bones. It was customary, 
however, at that period to place a small vessel like this inside of, 
or beside, a larger one, but I have found no trace of the larger 
vessel as yet. I have sent a drawing of the urn and details to 
Mr Black, of the Antiquarian Museum, Edinburgh, and I have 
received his reply since coming to this meeting, in which_he says 
—‘The urn is one of a type occasionally found in connection 
with burials of the Bronze age, and neyer alone, but always in 
connection with a larger urn of the Cinerary type.” . . With 
regard to the purpose of these vessels, Dr Anderson writes— 
“The purpose of these tiny vessels has given rise to a variety of 
conjectures. It has been suggested that they may have been 
censers or incense cups, or lamps, or salt-cellars or vessels for 
carrying the sacred fire that was to light the funeral pile, or cups 
for the strong drink required on the occasion of the funeral feast, 
or vessels destined to contain the ashes of the brain or heart, or 
for the bones of an infant sacrificed on the death of its mother. 
All these conjectures are equally probable, inasmuch as they are 
all equally unsupported by evidence.” (Proceedings of Society 
of Antiquaries, vol. xiii. p. 122.) 
Note.—Another stone belonging to the Circle was discovered 
on making further excavations in the middle of April, 1887, and 
in close proximity to it were several pieces of bones, similar to 
those already described. This one is larger than the greystone. 
Il. The recent Cup and Ring Mark Discoveries in Kirkcud- 
brightshire. (Abridged.) 
By Mr F. R. Cotes, Vice-President. 
About twenty-five years ago, Sir James Y. Simpson, when 
compiling the materials for his work on British Archaic Sculp- 
turings, described certain marks on rocks and stones in Kirkeud- 
brightshire. One of these is popularly known as the “Cow 
Clout Stane,” at Kenervie, in the parish of Parton; the other is 
at High Auchenlarie, Anwoth, some four miles west of Gatehouse- 
on-Fleet. The Cow Clout marks occur upon the surface of the 
natural rock ; those at Auchenlarie are cut upon a slab. At the 
same time, there were two localities in Dumfriesshire (Holywood 
