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II. Hammer-Stones. 



1. Plate I., fig 1 . 3. This imperforate small hammer-stone is 

 formed of an irregularly oval, flattish. sided, greywacke gravel- 

 stone. The edges are naturally rounded, and except some 

 attempts at levelling portions, the rest remains as it was, when 

 it first caught the eye of its savage owner. A shallow depression 

 on each face, exactly opposite, has been picked, for the purpose 

 of its being held between the finger and thumb, when put to use, 

 which may have been to fashion flint-arrow heads, crack bones 

 for culinary purposes, or any light work. It was found in 1875, 

 by Mr W. H. Johnson, Eamrig, in a field called the "West 

 division of Horndean Wester Hill," near the village of Horndean, 

 in Ladykirk parish. In a note, Mr Johnson says, " I may men- 

 tion that in looking through the collection of stone hammers and 

 axes in the British Museum, I found two, almost exactly the 

 same as mine in size and shape ; one was from Wicklow, Ireland, 

 the other from Denmark." This does not appear to have been 

 much worn by use. Its length is 3^ inches ; breadth 2^ inches ; 

 thickness £ inch ; weight 7£ oz. A very similarly shaped stone, 

 but perforated, occurs in Mr A. Wilson's collection. It is of in- 

 durated sandstone, and is thicker. It is perforated rudely from 

 the two sides. It had been preserved as an amulet. 



2. Plate I., fig. 5. This circular stone is of an indurated 

 whitish quartzose sandstone, with a reddish hue interfused. The 

 two opposite hollows are picked out ; they are not quite central. 

 There is no more of art about it ; but there are bruises on the 

 edges, shewing that it has been taken advantage of by the 

 primitive inhabitant. The diameter is 2^- inches ; the thickness, 

 1J inch ; weight 7 J oz. It was found in 1875 by our friend, Mr 

 James Tait, at Berryhill, near Kelso. Externally it does not 

 differ, except for the traces of human art, from the rolled gravel 

 stones, which are numerous in that vicinity. 

 III. Celts. 



The stone celts to be described belong to Mr Evans's second 

 division, p. 99, "those having their sides flattened. The flat 

 sides taper away to a point at the cutting edge of the celts, and 

 usually diminish much in width towards the butt end, which is 

 commonly ground to a semicircular blunted edge." 



1. Plate II., fig. 1. A heavy, stout, lengthened celt, of a hard 

 darkish grey greywacke slate, with a whity grey surface-tarnish 



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