1^02. <in ancient coffin. it,") 



rifh of Kirkurd, twenty- three miles from Edinburgh, 

 there was found in a gravel hillock, a built stone cof- 

 fin, about four feet and a half long, two feet and a half 

 wide, and two feet and a lialf deep ; it had no other 

 bottom than gravel, the sides built of several stones, 

 and the cover one entire stone. 



The body was not lying at full length, as by the 

 size of the bones it appeared to have been about six 

 feet long. There was found among the bones three 

 flint stones, the largest of which is about nine inches 

 long, resembling the point of a halbert, the edges 

 and point ftiarp like a spear, and the other end round, 

 as if fitted for a handle ; another of a circular form, 

 and fharp in the edges, about three inches diameter ; 

 the third in form of a cylinder, three inches long, and 

 one inch diameter. There was likewise found a 

 kind of ring, neatly carved, about three-fourths of an 

 inch thick, in which were two small holes by which 

 it seemed to be hung by a, string, it admitted a man's 

 finger, and is two inches and a half diameter ; there 

 were two kinds of round pieces as large as a coat 

 button, thick in the middle, and thin on the edges. 

 The above three upon examination were found to be 

 coal. 



If any of your correspondents can tell whether the 

 person here interred had been a warrior, as some 

 suppose, or a druid, as others allege ; or have 

 any other observations to make concerning it, they 

 will be very acceptable to, Sir, 



Your most humble servant, 



A H N. 



lAwnt Bi[, ^oii Dec, 1791, 



