544 On Ancient Stone and Flint Instruments, by J. Hardy. 



from this to the blunt end). The breadth is from 2 a to 2| ; 

 thickness, 2£ inches. Weight, 3lb. 2£oz. From Middle-town, 

 in the parish of Stow. In the collection of Mr Eobert Eenton. 



Fig. 3. This very symmetrical and finely polished Celt is of a 

 very dark gray flint. It is smoothed all over, tapers to a point 

 at the butt, has a side area, is not very convex ; the faces slope 

 to ■ a sharp edge, without any abruptness ; the edge is nearly 

 equally rounded. Length, 5J ; extreme breadth, 2% ; thickness, 

 f inches. Weight, 12oz. It closely resembles, except in its 

 broader cutting edge, Mr Evans' figure, No. 75, said to be from 

 Caithness. I have a larger example in green jade from New 

 Zealand. From the collection of the late Mr William Purves, of 

 Linton Burnfoot, Eox. ; gathered from the land. Furnished by 

 Mr Lillie. 



Plate IX. 



Fig. 1 . This wedge-shaped Celt is of a brownish gray oxidised 

 slate, which is dark grey when fresh, like that of other slate celts 

 from Lauderdale. This is a broken implement, which appears 

 to have been long exposed to the weather, and then ground afresh 

 on the side area; where the striae from friction still remain. It 

 is characterised by a broad lateral area. The faces are flattish, 

 and slope gradually to the edge, which is considerably oblique. 

 Length, about 4 ; extreme breadth, 2^ by 1% at the butt ; thick- 

 ness, f- inches. Weight, 8 oz. Found at Threeburnford, by 

 Mr Eobert Eenton. 



At the butt-end this probably, when entire, tapered to a conical 

 apex, like a very beautiful entirely polished Celt of green slate, 

 which Mr Alexander Leitch, of Fairneyside, found at Longyester, 

 in East Lothian, — not very remote from Lauderdale ; which he 

 has kindly submitted to my inspection. This is prettily marked 

 ' by a narrow band of white felspar at the sides, and which at the 

 under edge forms a sort of margin or setting to the green slaty 

 faces. One of the faces also has corresponding darker green 

 bands of the slate itself ; the other is less ornamented. The faces 

 are flat, gradually tapered to a cutting edge, which has one of 

 the corners more sloped than the other. It has a thick side area 

 like the preceding. The apex is narrow, but blunt, formed with 

 great care. Length, 4J ; Breadth, 2& ; thickness, f inches. 

 Weight, 7|oz. This is fresh as from the maker's hand. 



Fig. 2. This Fibula, or Dress Ornament of polished Jet. 



