Dr. George R. Tate on the Botany of the Cheviots. 179 

 PLATE IX. 



Fig. 1.— Old Bewiek, 



Fig. 2. — Old Bewick. View of the perpendicular side of the stone, the upper 

 surface of which is given in Plate VIII , Jig. 1. 



Fig. 3. — Perspective view of rock in Chatton Law camp. 



PLATE X. 



Fign. 1, 2, 3 and 4 — Chatton Law. Reduced from sketches made by the 

 Author in 18o9, and from rubbings by Mr. Thomas Tate. 



Fig. 5. — Cist cover. Black Heddon, Stamfordham. Reduced from a rubbing 

 made by the Hev. John Bigge. 



Fig. 6. — View of figures on Routing Linn rock, showing the effect of 

 ■weathering. 



PLATE XL 



Fig. 1 — Horton Moor. Perspective view of the side of the rock, the upper 

 surface of which is given in Flute IV., Jig- 5, 

 Fig 2. — Beanly Moor. 



„ 3. — Coldniartin. 



„ 4. — Horton Moor. 



„ 5. — Cist cover, Ford West Field. 



„ 6. — Jedburuh. 



„ 7. — Loch<>ilphead. 



,, 8— Kerry. Ireland, from a sketch sent by Lord Dunravin. 



,, 9. — Peak of Derbyshire, from a rubbing sent by Professor Simpson. 



„ 10. — Routing Linn. 



,, 11. — Dowth Sepulchral Chamber. 



PLATE XII. 



Fig. 1. — Inscriptions on rock west of a barrow near the boundary of the 

 Doddington and Weetwood estates. See page 1-51. 



Fig. 2. — Inscriptions on scalp of rock. Cuddy's Cove. See page 152. 

 ,, 3. — Inscriptions on the perpendicular face of the rock, Cuddy's Cove. 

 See pages 152, and 177. 



Fig. 4. — Sculptures on rock temples in Malta. See page 168. 



EEEATA. 



Page 156, fourth line from the bottom, for Plate VIII., Jig. 1, read Plate 

 JX.,Jig. 1 



Page 157, eighth line from the top, for Plate XI., Jig. 1, read Plata VIII.., 



Notes on the Botany of Cheviot. By G. R. Tate, M.D., 

 Royal Artillery. 



The Cheviot range of mountains in Northumberland is 

 formed of porphyry, which in some parts passes into syenite 

 — both being fire formed felspathic rocks. Cheviot, the 

 highest hill, from which the whole range takes its name, 

 attains an altitude of 2658 feet ; snow generally lies upon it 

 during half the year, and in severe winters has been known 

 to remain in the highest ravines from September to July. 

 On May the 27 th, I860, snow still lay in Goldscleugh to the 



