Stone Cist near Eckford. By J. G, Winning. 181 



Peter Tait told us that about 25 or 27 years ago, a similar 

 cist was found adjacent to this oue, and he had heard of another 

 one being found in his grandfather's time in this same field. 

 Of the contents of these cists and disposal thereof he could say 

 nothing. 



The bones have been carefully examined by Dr Win. Brydon 

 and Mr Walter L. Kennedy, both of Hawick, and these gentle- 

 men are of opinion that the bones are those of a female. 



In connection with this view, it is worthy of note that Mr 

 Jeffrey in his history of Roxburghshire (vol. iii., page 332) gives 

 it as his opinion that the remains found in a cist in "Priest- 

 crown" field on the banks of the Kale, near Eckford, in 1857, 

 were those of a female; He also states that a few beads of shaly 

 coal were found, and part of a fibula of the same material. 



In the Statistical Account of the parish of Eckford, it is said 

 that a small jar containing black dust was found in the 

 Priest-crown cist, and supposed to be Roman, but that it was 

 unfortunately destroyed. 



LIST OF BONES REFERRED TO, WITH APPROXIMATE GREATEST 

 MEASUREMENT IN INCHES. 



1. Right Temporal 4£ by 3 inches. 



2. Part Temporal 3. 



3. Occipital, internal ridge very well marked, 3£ by 4. 



4. Right Parietal 3 by 2£. 



5. Right Lower Maxillary with 2 molar Tooth. 



6. Right Femur 13 1-. 



7. Part Left Femur 5£. 



8. „ Tibia 8. 



9. „ Tibia 5. 



10. Cervical vertebrae (2 portions i 1A. 



11. Two parts of Molar 8£. 



12. Right Humerus 3. 



13. Part of Rib 2. 



14. Part of Radius 2£. 



15. Fragments portions 3£, 3, If. 



16. Bone of animal found on surface of ground close to cist, 



