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Descriptive Catalogue of Loan Collections of Pre-historic 

 and other Antiquities Jrom the Shires of Berwick, 

 Roxburgh, and Selkirk. By Geo. F. Black, Assistant 

 Keeper of the Museum of the Society of Antiquaries 

 of Scotland.* 



[Eeprinted by permission from the Proceedings of the Society of Anti- 

 quaries of Scotland, Vol. xxviii., pp. 321-342.] 



The objects here described are of importance as illustrating 

 the pre-historic archseology of a limited area of the South of 

 Scotland, namely, the counties of Berwick, Roxburgh, and 

 Selkirk. These three counties are but sparsely represented 

 in any of the divisions into which the objects in the National 

 Collection are classified. This deficiency is the more to be 

 regretted, as it deprives these counties of the means of showing 

 their special importance in the illustration of the unwritten 

 history of Scotland, as represented in the National Museum. 



Of the different collections exhibited, that belonging to Mr 

 Thomas Scott, A.R.S.A., is the largest and most important, 

 and includes a number of specimens of rare types, chief of 

 which is the fine axe shown in fig. 1. Next in importance 

 is the collection of Mr Dunn, in which is the original of fig. 2. 

 The Roman remains from Oappuck are also worthy of special 

 mention. 



In describing the collections, it will be convenient to group 

 the objects under the counties in which they were found. 



Berwickshire. 



Stone Implements. 



Axes. — (1) Of felstone, 2f inches in length by If inches 

 across the cutting end, polished, with rounded sides, found 



* The objects in the collections were lent on the application of Dr 

 D. Christison, Secretary, by Thomas Scott, A.R.S.A.; R. H. Dunn, 

 F.S.A. Scot. ; the Marquis of Lothian, K.T., President, S.A. Scot. ; Lady 

 Marjoribanks ; W. Dickinson, Longcroft ; D. Paterson, Duns ; H. Hewat 

 Craw, F.S.A. Scot., West Foulden ; Mr Fleming, farmer. Powerhouse; 

 John Oliver, Craigsfordmains ; and Messrs A. and B. Balsillie, Dykegate- 

 head, Whitsome. 



