of Edinhiorgh, Session 1883-84. 
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Cliirnside Parish . — On Oldcastle Farm, numerous boulders of grey 
granite, from one to two tons in weight and 300 feet above sea. 
Nearest granite hill is Cockburn Law and Stenchel, about 8 miles to 
N.W. {Sixth Report, p. 17). 
Edrom Parish . — At Blackadder, a boulder of blue whinstone on 
knoll of gravel, about 250 feet above sea. Nearest rock of same 
kind is at Hardens, 5 miles to N.W., which is 500 feet above sea. 
Hutton Parish . — In Paxton brickwork, blue whinstone boulder 
found X X 3 feet, weighing about 10 tons, with strise on one 
of its sides parallel with longer axis. Its longer axis N.W. by N., 
about 230 feet above sea. In that direction only there is whin- 
stone rock in situ, viz., Borthwick Hill, situated 12 miles to 
N.N. W., about 600 feet above sea» At same brickwork, in a bed of 
boulder clay, small boulders of red conglomerate, grey wacke, and chert 
found ; also the brick-coloured porphyries of Kyles Hill and Dirring- 
ton, situated from 14 to 16 miles to westward. The whinstone 
boulder taken by Convener into Paxton Policy for preservation. 
Blocks of same blue whinstone occur on adjoining lands of 
Broadmeadows and Sunwick. 
Blocks of a very peculiar crystalline greywacke, with cavities, 
and of a black colour, occur in Pistol Plantations (Edrom parish). 
The only locality in Berwickshire for this rock is in the channel of 
the Eiver Whitadder, east of Cockburn Law, at a distance of 12 
miles N.W. Blocks of the same rock are found on the farms 
whicli lie between Pistol Plantations and Cockburn Law (Sixth 
Report, p. 18). 
Stitch el Parish , — Pebbles of Old Eed Sandstone lying on blue 
whinstone rocks at Stitchel Craggs, at 600 feet above sea. Nearest 
place where Eed Sandstone strata known is some miles to west 
(Sixth Report, p. 18). 
On west sides of those craggs, smoothed surfaces of whinstone 
dipping towards or facing W.N.W. (Sixth Report, p. 18). 
At Baillie Knowe in same parish, 300 feet above sea, a whinstone 
hill, with similar smoothed surfaces, fronting W.N.W. 
On Smailholm Craggs (3 miles west of Stitchell) at 570 feet 
above sea, rocks facing W.N.W. show striae by an agent moving 
from W.S.W. 
Earlston —Blocks of felspar porphyry, from Cowden- 
