of Edinburgh, Session 1871 - 72 . 
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Lanark. 
Carluke. — Sandstone boulder, 20 x 14 x 14 feet, about 290 tons. 
Called “Samson’s Sling Stone.” Doubtful if an erratic. 
(Eeporter — D. E. E.j 
Carnwath . — Whinstone boulders in large heaps. Supposed to have 
come from “Yelpin Craigs,” three or four miles to north. 
Legend about Michael Scott and witches. (Eeporter — Eev. 
Mr M‘Lean.) 
Nairn. 
Auldearn. — A great many boulders in this parish, of old rocks, and 
lying chiefly on Old Eed Sandstone rocks. Chiefly conglome- 
rates, and apparently derived from same kind of rock, cha- 
racterised by pebbles in it of angular quartz or hornstone, 
liver coloured. These boulders all lie on sides of hills facing 
N.W., and they have generally one of their sides smooth 
which fronts the west. (Eeporter — James Eennie, school- 
master.) 
Ardclach. — At Eaemore Burn, about 270 feet above sea, and 5 
miles distant from sea, a conglomerate boulder with five sides, 
measuring altogether about 17 yards, and 3 yards above 
ground. Surrounded by hills of no great height ; but lowest 
of these is to N.W. Fragments in conglomerate of quartz, 
hornstone, sienite, felspar, and other very hard rocks. The 
block is scarcely rounded at its edges and corners. (Eeporter 
— Dr G-regor, Nairn.) 
Cawdor. — On hill of Urquenay, the following boulders — 1. At top 
of hill, about 690 feet above sea, conglomerate called “ Clach 
na Gillean,” or “ Young man's stone,” in girth about 54 feet, 
and height 10 feet. It rests on bare granite rock. 2. Half- 
way down hill, about 580 feet above sea, conglomerate called 
“ Clach na Cailleach,” or “ Old wife’s stone,” in girth about 54 
feet and height 15 feet. It seems to rest on drift gravel. 
3. At foot of hill, and at east end of a kaim of gravel and 
sand, about 300 feet above sea, conglomerate called “ Clach an 
oglach ,” or “ Boy’s stone,” in girth about 69 feet, and average 
height about 9 feet. 
Within policy woods of Cawdor Castle, on side of a burn 
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