of Edinburgh, Session 837 
Kirkcudbright. 
1 . Galloway. — Great accumulation of boulders at head of 
valley, at Loch Karroch. Among these are boulders of the peculiar 
graphic granite of Loch Eroch to the north, so that these must 
have been carried southwards across various ridges and valleys to 
places where now found. 
Craiglee, remarkable for numbers of perched blocks, some of 
immense size; their numbers on a long ridge of hill resemble a 
broken-toothed saw. 
Travelled blocks occur, even on summit of Merrick, highest hill 
in Galloway (2764 feet). A number of poised blocks, and ‘‘rock- 
ing stones ” {First Rejport p. 40). 
2. Kells. — On Craigenbay Farm, a grey whinstone boulder 17 feet 
long and 10 feet high, 800 feet above sea. Longer axis K. and S. 
3. Kirhbean. — On sea-shore at Arbigland, grey granite boulder 
16 X X 7|- feet (about 80 tons), resting on sandstone rocks. 
Criffel Hill is about 3 miles to K.K.W. Eock there, same as 
boulder. In all the glens between Criffel and sea-shore numerous 
granite boulders, generally arranged in lines parallel with glens. 
4. Penninghame. — Granite boulders chiefly; supposed to have 
come from Minnigaff Hills situated to K.E. Some large boulders 
on watersheds between Lochs Dee and Troul. 
5. Twynholm. — Granite boulder supposed to have come from Gallo- 
way Hills, 6 or 7 miles to westward. Several Druidical circles here. 
6. Borgue. — Boulder of red syenitic granite; oblong in shape. 
Longest axis K.W. Bests on low hill of decomposed trap. 
South-east end vertical and rough. Girth at 3 feet above base 
23 feet. Ho granite rocks nearer than about 10 miles, viz., a range 
of hills between Dalbeattie (east of boulder) and Creetown (west 
of boulder). Sketch of boulder given {First Report, p. 40). 
7. Generally. — Large rounded fragments of granite and syenite 
abundantly scattered over Stewartry, and so arranged as to 
indicate that they have been dispersed by some force proceeding 
from H.W. {Sixth Report, p. 27 ; Highland Societfs Trans., vol. 
viii. p. 716, Hay Cunningham). 
Professor Harkness, in the year 1870, made known to the Lon- 
don Geological Society his discovery of Criffel granite boulders in 
Cumberland. In his paper (published in the Quarterly Journal for 
Hovember 1870, p. 522) he states that “this Criffel granite occurs 
