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centre, and cutting across the circular ruts, had in almost all cases 
been formed in unison with the downward slope of the rock. There ^ 
are 20 or 30 of those cup-markings, and they well deserve to be 
described and sketched. Archaeologists have never yet been able to 
suggest any plausible explanation of the object or meaning of these 
ancient symbols. 
Berwickshire. 
August 1882. — Convener received from his factor, Mr Muir- 
head, a chip of a small dark-coloured syenite boulder, found on 
Lamherton Hill, four miles north of Berwick, at a height of about 
600 feet above the sea. It was found near the summit of the hill, 
which there forms a ridge running IST. and S. It was on the slope 
of the hill facing the west. The only locality in Berwickshire for 
syenite rock is Stenchel Hill, on east side of Cockburn Law, distant 
about 10 miles to W.hT.W. The size of the boulder was 30 x 16 x 16 
inches, weighing about 20 stones. The whole of Lamberton Hill is 
a mass of porphyry. 
ll.— NOTES BY PROFESSOR HEDDLE. 
1. Excursion from Killin {Perthshire) up the N. and S. valley of 
Radour, in Kenmore Parish, — over Heasgarnich, 3530 feet, to 
Loch Lyon, — and thence down the Allt Chonoghlais valley to 
Tyndrum, accompanied by Rev. Mr Peyton, of Free St LuTcds, 
Broughty Ferry. 
1. In Radour valley is found on the slopes of Greag nam Bodach, 
at altitude of 1400 feet above the sea, a boulder 9x7x7 feet, of 
“ pure white quartz,” sharp and angular. The rock of all the hills 
hereabouts is flaggy gneiss.” 
There is such quartz rock on Greag Mhor and Ben Dorean, situ- 
ated to the W. and hT.W. ; also, a quartz rock, though not quite 
similar, on Meall Ghaordie to the east. 
2. On the Heasgarnich side of the same valley, there is a boulder 
13 X 5 X 6J feet, somewhat more gneissose than the flaggy rock of 
the district, at an altitude of 1600 feet. 
3. Towards the rounded head of the glen, at an altitude of about 
