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CORNUBIANA No. 1. 



1. Prehistoric Remains. 



2. Concrete Legends. 



3. Chronogram. 



4. Extracts from Parish Registekb. 



5. Cornish Chough in Heraldry. 



6. St. Thomas a Becket & Cornwall 



By Rev. S. RUNDLE, M.A. 



I. Prehistoric Remains. 



The first article that I describe is a small oblong piece of 

 bronze, the edges of which have been greatly worn away. The 

 size is f of an inch long by ^ inch wide. At each end is a hole, 

 one circular, the other irregular in shape. To the first a pin 

 may have been attached, which was fastened through the second. 

 An intricate pattern — perhaps best described as Arabesque — has 

 been engraved on one side. Below the irregular aperture, a flower 

 is clearly visible. This was found in the stream works below 

 Q-odolphin Bridge. The next (fig. 3) is a stone semi-oval, so to 

 speak, one portion of the circumference being considerably wider 

 than the other. There is a hole in the centre. The article is 

 roughly and rudely fashioned of a grey moor-stone, and was 

 probably used as a sinker in fishing. One field in Pengwedna, 

 on which it was found, is still known as the swan-pool, though 

 now perfectly dry. In this pool it was most likely used. The two 

 following articles (figs. 1 and 2) agree very much in shape, but 

 differ considerably in size. They are both broken in half, the 

 fracture in each case occurring at the middle of the hole driven 

 through each implement. The holes are very artistic in appear- 

 ance, seemingly formed by some kind of file. They are wide at 

 the mouth and lessen towards the converging point of the hole 

 from the other face. The faces on both sides seem water- worn, 

 and were probably chosen on this account to save the trouble of 

 fashioning. The largest is about 3 inches long, and the other 

 side about 2^. They belong to the species known as stone 

 hammers, of the neolithic age, and are formed of greenstone. 

 These three last were all found at Pengwedna in Q-odolphin. 



Pedestal found at Carminow. 



This was met with in the foundations of the old church at 

 Carminow, and is formed of a peculiarly heavy stone, viz : 



