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tapering butt, found at Mosshouses, Earlston. (4) Of felstone, 

 much weathered, 4 by 2f inches, with an oblique cutting edge, 

 which is probably due to re-sharpening, found near Manderston. 

 (5) Of diorite, 7 inches in length by 3 inches in breadth, and 

 If inches in greatest thickness, surface mostly rough, but 

 cutting end polished, with rounded sides and bluntly pointed 

 butt, found at Gordon. (6) Of basalt, almond shaped, 8-^ by 

 3J inches, polished at the cutting end, which is blunted, the 

 remaining surface roughly pecked, found near Gordon Station. 

 (7) Cutting end of a small axe of felstone, with flat sides, found 

 at Halidon Mill, Bemersyde. (8) Of gneiss, 7f by 2f inches, 

 polished, with rounded sides, showing marks of use as a 

 hammer on the butt, found at Cockburnspath. (9) Of felstone, 

 originally about 8^ inches in length, polished, cutting end 

 broken off, found on Rumbleton Farm, near Greenlaw. (10) 

 Of felstone, weathered, 4^ inches in length, polished, with 

 oblique cutting edge and flat sides, found at Farm Park, 

 Uddisate, Faughhill. (II) Of gneiss, 7^ inches in length, 

 polislied, with oval cross-section and truncated butt, found at 

 Cockburnspath. (!2) Of micaceous sandstone, 5 inches in 

 length, found near Pistol Plantation, on the farm of Dyke- 

 gatehead, Whitsome. (13) Of green quartz (fig. 1) found 

 about the year 1840, butt pointed, sides rounded, surface finely 

 polished, 9f inches in length by 4^ inches across the widest 

 part of the cutting end, and -^^ inch in greatest thickness, 

 cuttitig edge intentionally blunted. This is the largest example 

 of its kind recorded to have been found in Scotland. The 

 next largest is one in the Museum of Science and Art, 

 Edinburgh, 9 inches in length, found near Stirling. 



Flint Implements. 



Knives. — (1) A double-edged knife of flint, If inches in 

 length, curved laterally, worked on both edges of one face, 

 found at Town Farm, Earlston. (2) Another, similar, 2^ inches 

 in length, pointed at one end, found at Clackmae, Earlston. 

 (3) Found at Bowerhouse, Lauder. (4) A single-edged knife 

 of flint, 2^ inches in length, pointed at one end, found at 

 Earlston. (5) A triangular pointed implement of flint, 2^ 

 inches in length, worked on both edges of one face, and with 



