Mr. George Tate on, Ancient Sculptured RocJcd, 8fc. 151 



In Jig, 2 there is a peculiar group of four single circles 

 around cups, connected by grooves. Fig. 3 presents a pear- 

 shape figure around a cup, and a serpentine groove v^inding 

 into another circle. Fig. 7 shews two curved grooves, out of 

 two concentric circles, crossing each other. Fig. 1 has a 

 compound form, resembling the spectacle ornament of the 

 Scottish symbols, with a groove from one of the outer circles 

 branching into three hollows or cups ; another form has a 

 groove passing through the entire diameter of three concentric 

 circles. 



The most remarkable group is in Jig. 4, where there are 

 two series of large concentric circles attached to each other ; 

 one, consisting of six circles, is 26 inches in diameter ; the 

 other, the largest figure discovered, is 39 inches in diameter, 

 and has eight complete concentric circles and part of another. 

 In this large figure there are the central cup and three radial 

 grooves, none of which, however, extends to the centre, 

 but two of them start from the circumference of the inner- 

 most circle, and the other from the second circle. There is 

 no other example of three radial grooves. This interesting 

 discovery was made by Mrs. Procter. The whole of these 

 sculptures are rudely formed, the incisions are shallow, and 

 the tool marks distinct ; the circles are irregular and had 

 evidently been drawn without instrumental aid- 

 About fifty yards from these sculptures, Mr. Procter has 

 recently discovered the fragments of a sepulchral urn of the 

 ordinary ancient British type. 



Cuddy'' s Cove. — Lower down the escarpment of Dod Law, 

 amass of red sandstone 20 feet in height, projects from the 

 steep hill side ; in this is a small cavern called *' Cuddy's 

 Cove," it may be from some traditionary connection with 

 the wanderings of Cuthbert the popular Northumbrian Saint. 

 On the scalp of the rock where it dips into the hill, four 

 figures are traceable ; but from being very much defaced, it 

 is difficult to make out these forms, even when viewed under 

 a favourable light. These worn sculptures shewn on the 

 annexed figure are of interest, on account of other inscrip- 

 tions on another part of the rock. 



On the perpendicular western face of this rock, several 



