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this part of the programme doubtful. On reaching the quay, 

 however, all doubt was set at rest by the appearance of the sea 

 that was running, and the squalls which came down with the 

 flying showers. On returning to the hotel the programme was 

 wisely changed for Ballintoy and Carrick-a-raide. The rain 

 having cleared off, the company, under the guidance of Charles 

 Dundee, Esq., a fellow-member resident at Ballintoy, set out on 

 cars by the new line of road. No halt was made till reaching 

 White Park Bay, where the cars were dismissed for a time. 

 On the roadside here, and in patches along the shore, was found 

 the beautiful blue meadow cranesbill {Geranhim pratense), a 

 most conspicuous but local plant. A most interesting time was 

 spent among the sand dunes of this charming bay. The locality 

 has long been famous for its human remains of the rude stone 

 period, and soon the members were in possession of undoubted 

 works of the ancient settlers. Portions of urns, probably cine- 

 rary, were abundant, several pieces having rude sculpturings, 

 flint scrapers, flakes, and cores were bagged ; but perhaps the 

 most interesting relic was the roughly-paved floor of a house of 

 the early inhabitants, some of the stones of which are quite 

 smooth, and still retain their clay setting. Burned stones — the 

 remains of ancient fireplaces — were everywhere scattered on the 

 slopes ; several excellent specimens of the stones upon which 

 grain was ground were seen, but they proved too heavy for 

 removal ; a flat, disk-shaped stone of quartzite conglomerate, 

 much worn by grinding, was picked up and handed over for 

 the Museum collection ; portion of a hand-quern of the same 

 material was also found. Several excellent examples of kitchen 

 middens — the kjokken-moddings of the Danes, being vast 

 collections of the shells of such edible molluscs as the shore 

 yields, were pointed out ; but not the least interesting remains 

 of a long-forgotten race was the sepulchral mound with its 

 circle of stones near the centre of the bay. This latter had been 

 lately examined by the ex-president of the Club, Wm. Gray, 

 Esq., M.R.I.A., and found to contain the remains of a skeleton 

 on a rude pavement of flat stones.* 



* Journal of the Royal Hist, and Archacol. Assoc, of Ireland, July, 1879. 



