STILL PEESEEVED IN THIS ISLAND, 



AND ON OTHEES ONCE KNOWN TO EXIST, 



PAHTICULAELY THOSE EECOEDED TO 



HAVE STOOD IN THE CEMETEEY OF THE ABBEY 



AT GLASTONBUET. 



BY THE REV. H. M. SCxVRTH, M.A. 



THE subject of ancient sculptured stones has of late 

 attracted considerable attention ; elaborate engra- 

 vings of them have been publlshed, and the inscriptlons, 

 where still preserved, carefuUy recorded, and many con- 

 jectures hazarded as to the origin of the Ornaments which 

 Cover their surfaces. 



The Spalding Club publishcd in 1856 a very remarkable 

 collection of drawlngs of sculptured stones found in Scot- 

 land; and these, ranging from early ages to mediaeval 

 times, afford a rieh field for investigation, and in the course 

 of time may lead to some very valuable results, when the 

 attention of antiquaries shall have been more particularly 

 bestowed on them. The stone crosses of the Isle of Man 

 have also been treated of by the Rev. J. G. Cumming, and 



VOL. X., 1860, PAKT II. i" 



