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Notice respecting a Polished Flint Celt 
sion, however, is still true, and has been established by more 
numerous and recent observations, both optical and crystallo- 
graphical. Boracite belongs to the Rhomboidal System of Crys- 
tallisation ; Scheelin calcaire and Oxide of Tin to the Pyrami- 
dal System; Amphigene to the Prismatic System; and Analcime 
to the Composite System. Muriate of Soda , therefore, is the 
only crystal left among the cubical forms to authorise the de- 
duction of our author. 
Art. XIV. — Notice respecting a Polished Flint Celt or Battle- 
axe , remarkable for its size and workmanship , found at Clare- 
mont , the property of J ames Nairne, Esq. 
We have already had occasion, in the sixth volume of this 
Journal, p. 357., to notice a very singular Battle-axe or Celt of 
pure copper *, which was found at a depth of about 20 feet 
below the surface of BLatho bog ; and we have now the pleasure 
of announcing the discovery of one of a very different kind, but 
much more remarkable, both for its beauty and size. 
This singular piece of antiquity was found on the 3d of May 
last, on the property of James Nairne, Esq. of Claremont, near 
St Andrew’s. It was discovered by Mr Hean, the farmer at 
Claremont, towards the bottom of a pretty steep bank, about 
two feet below the natural surface of the ground, imbedded 
between the soil and the clay. The soil partially adhered to it ; 
but when it was rubbed off*, the axe appeared in the highest 
preservation, and seemed as if it had been newly made. 
Its general form and appearance is shown at A B in Plate IV. 
Eig. 6. It is of a grey or dove colour, with a few returning 
veins of a darker and a lighter tint. Its substance is decidedly 
Flint. Its larger end A, is brought to a sharp edge in a 
very beautiful manner, and the smaller end, though rounded 
with equal skill, is considerably more blunt. Its extreme length 
AB is exactly one foot. Its greatest breadth at A is 3 inches ; 
its mean breadth in the middle 2/ 0 th inches, and its least breadth 
* All the Celts or Battle-axes analysed by Dr Pearson, consisted of Copper 
and Tin. See the Phil. I'rans. 1796. vol. 86. p. 395. 
