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near its junction with Loclilong. It is about 450 feet above the sea. 
It may be observed, that all the rocks in this district have their 
smooth faces towards the north, their rough faces towards the 
south. This boulder has received the name of the “ Giant’s Put- 
ting-Stone,” from a legend which alleges that in former times 
there were giants who inhabited the district on both sides of Loch- 
long, and who were in the practice of amusing themselves by throw- 
ing these huge boulders across the loch. The rock on which it rests 
slopes gently N. by E. This rock presents a large surface, ground 
down and smoothed. The space of rock occupied by the superimposed 
boulder is only 18 inches by 12 inches. It would not be difficult 
for two men with strong levers to move the boulder from its narrow 
resting-place, in which case the boulder would probably roll down 
the steep hillside into the loch. 
Two sketches of this boulder are given on Plate III. figs. 4 and 5. 
7. To the north of Knap Farm-house, there is a small hill, on or 
very near the top of which eight or ten boulders are clustered. 
They suggest the idea that this hill has arrested or interrupted 
the body, whatever that body was, which transported the boulders, 
and caused them to be stranded here. 
8. There is another hill lower down the valley of Knap (about 
480 feet above the sea), the top of which consists of clay slate 
rocks, rounded and smoothed by some agent passing over from the 
north. It has received the popular name of the u Pig’s Back.” 
Several boulders lie on this ridge. The largest rest on a very small 
portion of rock. 
A sketch of this ridge of rock, with boulders on it, is given on 
Plate III. fig. 6. 
9. Pulag boulder is near the top of a hill to the west of Glen- 
finnart, about 824 feet above the sea. It is a large block of gneiss, 
about 7 feet high. There are many other smaller boulders lying 
near it. The large boulder is almost on the edge of a precipice 
which goes down at least 200 feet. It could not have been rolled 
or pushed to its present position. The levels of the district show 
the greatest openings towards the north — a circumstance which 
suggests that the boulder came from the north. Moreover, its 
south end rests on a smaller boulder, which seems to have stopped 
its progress further south. 
