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Doone Loch. —Two miles south of,—a granite boulder, about 
25 x 20 x 12 feet, called “ Kirk Stane.” (Seen by Convener.) 
Girvan. —Thousands of granite boulders for miles along shore near 
Turnberrv Point, and some whinstones. Pocks in situ sand- 
stone. (Reporter—Superintendent of Turnberry Lighthouse 
works.) 
Along coast 4 miles south, in a ravine, two boulders of 
altered G-reywacke. Largest, 17 x 13 feet, and weighs 180 
tons. Other weighs about 100 tons. Have probably come 
from hills to S. or S.E. 
Maybole. —Granite boulder, flat and oblong, on slope of hill above 
river Doon, on Auchindrane, at height of 230 feet 5 known as 
Wallace’s Stone, from tradition, that a rude cross carved on it 
represents the sword of that hero. (These cases from Dailly, 
Girvan, and Maybole, communicated by Professor Geikie). 
Banffshire. 
Banff. —In district between Banff and Peterhead, beds of glacial 
clay, of a dark blue colour, very similar to beds in Caithness, 
and probably drifted from Caithness. Hear Peterhead, man} 7- 
boulders of granite and trap. One of these, 4^x 2| x 1 feet, 
a fine grained tough trap, of a greenish colour, not known 
in situ in Aberdeenshire, but occurs in Caithness. (Jamieson. 
“ Geol. Soc. Jour.,” xxii. p. 272.) 
Boyndie. —Hypersthene boulders along shore, and found for some 
miles running S.W. Supposed to have come from rock to 
S.E., called “Boyndie Heathens.” (Reporter—James Hunter, 
Academy, Banff.) 
Fordyce. —A line of boulders can be traced running through 
parishes of Ordiquhill, Marnock, Grange, Rothiemay, and 
Cairney, in a direction S. and N. The boulders are a 
blue whinstone. In Ordiquhill parish, boulders, so close as 
to almost touch. They are called “ Heathens.” 500 feet 
above sea. (Reporter—Parish minister.) 
Caithness. 
Punnet. —Conglomerate boulder of small size, apparently from 
“Maiden Pap” Hill, thirty miles to south. Several large 
