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The large cinerary urn is 12-J- inches in height, 13 inches 

 wide at the shoulders, loj inches across the top, and 4 inches 

 across the base. The lower and greater portion, from the 

 shoulders downwards, is perfectly plain. There is a ' collar/ 

 or projecting part, 2\ inches deep, around the top of 

 the vase, which is ornamented b}^ an impressed zig-zag line 

 dividing the collar into triangles, each of which is filled in with 

 parallel lines. Between the base of the collar and the shoulder 

 are three rows of parallel gashes, which alternate, herring-bone 

 pattern. These appear to have been made by a sharpened 

 implement of wood. On the shoulder is a row of circular 

 depressions, or punctures. These are about a quarter of an 

 inch in diamenter. and about half an inch apart. The upper 

 edge or ' rim ' of the vase slopes inwards at an angle of about 

 forty-five degrees. 



The second \'ase is more cylindrical in shape, but at about 

 half its height tapers towards the bottom. It is 7| inches in 

 height, is 5|- inches across the top, 6 J inches wide at the middle, 

 and 3 inches across the base. The collar is 2 inches deep, and 

 ornamented by an impressed herring-bone pattern ; the lines, 

 however, vary from being almost perpendicular, to sloping 

 at an angle of nearly forty-five degrees. The remainder of the 

 vase is perfectly plain. As in the case of the previous example, 

 the edge slopes inwards. 



The small ' incense cup ' was found inside the last vase. 

 It is cheese-shaped, perfectly plain, and is unusually thick. It is 

 2 inches high, 2f inches across the top, and 2J inches wide at 

 the base. The inside measurements are : — Width, 2 J inches ; 

 depth, I J inches. As in the case of the two larger vases, the 

 edge of this small one slopes inward. 



The occurrence of these puzzling small vessels in the larger 

 cinerary urns has been noted in other districts. 



All three vases were probably interred together, and represent 

 the burials of two people of the Bronze Age. 



Bearing upon the cinerary urns of this period, the Hon. 

 John Abercromby has recently published a valuable paper 

 on ' The Relative Chronology of some Cinerary Urn Types 

 of Great Britain and Ireland.'* In this admirable paper the 

 author classifies the various types of cinerary urns, and also 

 enumerates the different forms of implements, etc., found with 



* ' Proc. Soc. of Antiq. of Scotland,' vol. xli., pp. 186-274. 

 3908 April I. 



