82 MR. C. T. TRECHMANN ON 



The only definite chipping site detected in this locality is 

 situated about a mile north of Newbiggin, and nearly opposite 

 the village of Woodhorn. As in other sites, the flints are 

 found immediately above the coast line. They are exposed 

 along the edges of an old sandstone quarry. In order to 

 reach the sandstone it has been necessary to strip off about 

 three feet of clay and rubble which covers the rock. This 

 rubble, mixed with pieces of sandstone, is shot over the sea 

 banks, where every high tide washes some of it away, ex- 

 posing the flint flakes and other remains. 



The series includes most of the usual objects found on such 

 sites, but flint seems here to have been a scarcer commodity 

 than on the Durham coast. Most of the flakes show 

 traces of having been used as cutting and sawing tools. 

 About four hundred implements, flakes and chippings were 

 obtained on this site. All are remarkably small and meagre 

 in appearance ; the largest flake is only i\ inches long, most 

 are much smaller, while splinters of flint are plentiful. Some 

 of the scrapers are absurdly small. 



One curious implement (Plate VI., fig. 17) in the form of a 

 small sling stone occurred ; it shows the crust of the pebble on 

 one side, and was probably used as a scraping tool, since 

 numerous fine fractures are seen on one edge only. The flints 

 are all fresh and sharp, and generally highly bleached and 

 mottled from exposure. About ten distinct scrapers were 

 found, all abnormally small. One is represented at Plate VI., 

 fig. 19. In addition to these a quartzite core with a few 

 quartzite flakes occurred, and two or three much battered 

 quartzite striking stones. Plate VI., fig. 16, represents a 

 core from this locality of dark flint bleached white. No 

 arrowheads nor any greenstone nor polished implements have 

 occurred up to the present on this site. 



The rest of the Northumberland coast, so far as I have 

 examined it, seems to be unprolific in Neolithic remains. 

 Plate VI., fig. 15, represents an arrowhead given to me by 

 the Rev. M. Fletcher of Seahouses. It was found by a work- 



