of Edinburgh, Session 1883 - 84 . 
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that divides the shires of Aberdeen and Perth, reaching to a height 
of 3587 feet. Mr Jamieson found blocks of a peculiar porphyry on 
the northern slope of the hill, near the top ; but no such rock 
exists there in situ. The rock of the hill is quartz (Ibid.). 
Chapel Garioch. — Boulder 19 x 15|- x 11 J feet, weighing about 250 
tons. Longer axis E. and W. The boulder differs in composition 
from rocks adjoining. It rests on drift. Legend, that thrown by 
Devil, from Bennachie Hill, which is situated to H.W. {First Report, 
p. 22). 
Cidsalmond. — Boulder of blue gneiss, feet high x 5|- feet in 
girth, known to archaeologists as the Newton Stone, having on it 
Ogham and other very antique inscriptions [First Report, p. 24). 
Kemnay. — Seven large boulders of gneiss, whilst rocks adjoining 
are granite. The largest weighs about 380 tons. Most of them 
lie on hill-sides facing W. and W. The gneiss hills of Bennachie 
and Cairnwilliam from which these boulders are supposed to have 
come, are situated towards W.H.W. and H.W., distant 6 or 8 miles. 
The valley of Don is between these hills and the boulders. 
On Quarry Hill, situated not far from these boulders to 
north, rock stria tions show movement from west [First Report, 
p. 24, and Second Report, p. 148). 
To the S.E, of the above boulders, another bluish-grey granite 
boulder called Soutads Stone,^^ weighing about 270 tons. Height 
above sea about 500 feet. Lies in muddy sediment, on a hill-side 
facing IST.W. A hill, running H, and S. for 500 yards, lies to H.W., 
about a quarter of a mile distant, and with ridge about 100 feet 
above boulder. If boulder came from H.W., it must have been 
carried across top of this hill (which is very improbable), or else 
have come round one end, and have been carried by an eddy into 
its present position [Second Report, p. 148). 
Striations on rocks here show movement from W. 
New Deer. — Many boulders from 1 cwt. to several tons in weight 
lie in a sort of line for more than a mile south from farm of Green 
of Savoch, as far as to the hill of Coldwells and Toddlehills in 
* For speculations regarding the inscriptions, see Trans. Soc. of Scottish 
Antiquaries, for years 1862 and 1882. Mentioned in last paper, that another 
gneiss boulder of much same size stands near, with figure of a serpent on it, 
barred with the Z -shaped sceptre symbol. 
Added that Culsalmond parish abounds with relics of paganism. 
