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Collections of Pre-historic Antiquities. 



about 3^ feet square and from 3 to 8 inches thick, at about 

 2 feet below the surface. 



Bronze Implements. — Flat axe, 4f inches in length by 2f 

 inches across the cutting end, said to have been found at 

 Gattonside, Melrose, in 1780. 



A flanged axe or palstave of a long narrow form, 5| inches 

 in length by If inch across the cutting edge. At the base 

 of the flanges the implement is only | inch in breadth. 

 Found at Sudhope, near Jedburgh. 



A second flanged axe, 5^ inches in length by If inch across 

 the cutting edge, found near Kelso, is shown in fig. 9. At 

 one side, as shown in the illustration, there has been a 

 projecting loop, now unfortunately broken off. 



The third bronze is the small broad-bladed lance or spear- 

 head shown in fig. 10. It measures 4 J inches in length, and 



Fig. 9. Bronze Flanged Axe 

 found near Kelso (i.) 



Fig. 



10. Bronze Spear-Head found 

 at Craigfordinains (i.) 



was found at Craigfordmains. There are only three similar 

 specimens in the National Museum, one of which is the fine 

 one found at Dean Water, Forfarshire. 



