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Pentland Hills. —1. Mica-slate boulder of 8 or 10 tons. Supposed 
by Mr Maclaren to have come from Grampians, 50 miles to N., 
or from Can tyre, 80 miles to W., about 1400 feet above sea. 
2. Greenstone boulder, 12 or 14 tons. Nearest greenstone 
rock in situ, 500 or 600 feet lower in level to N.W. 3. Sand¬ 
stone boulder, about 8 tons, differing from adjacent rocks. 
(The above mentioned in Maclaren’s “ Fife and Lothians,” p. 
300.) 4. Greenstone boulder, about 10 tons, near Hreghorn. 
(Fleming’s “ Lithology of Edinburgh,” p. 82.) 
West Calder. —Wkinstone boulder, 8x7x7 feet, about 28 tons. 
Adjoining rocks are sandstone. (Reporter—S. B. Landells, 
teacher.) 
Elgin. 
Dallas. —Numbers of small granite boulders found here, which 
supposed to have come from Ross-shire. 
Duffus. —On Roseile Estate, conglomerate boulder called, “ Hare, or 
Witch’s Stone,” 21 x 14 x 4 feet, longer axis N.W. Farm 
named u Keam,” from being situated on a sandy ridge. 
Elgin. —1. Conglomerate boulder on Bogton farm, 4 miles south of 
Elgin, 15 x 10 x 8 feet, about 80 tons. Longer axis is E.N.E., 
called “ Carlin’s Stone.” Also a smaller one, called the 
“ Young Carlin,” to N.W. about half a mile. 2. Conglome¬ 
rate boulder, 4x4x3 feet, about 3 tons. 3. Gneiss boulder, 
13 x 8 x 6 feet, about 46 tons, called u Chapel Stone.” 
Situated west of Pluscardine Chapel. 4. Sienite boulder, 
12 x 8 x 3 feet, about 13 tons. 5. Sienite boulder, 8x6x2 
feet, about 7 tons. The rocks in situ are all Old Red Sandstone. 
On Carden Hill, rocks smoothed and striated;—the direction 
of striae N.W. (Reporter—John Martin, South Guildry Street, 
Elgin.) 
Forres. —Conglomerate boulder, 9| x 8 x 8 feet, about 44 tons, 
called “ Doupping Stone.” (Reporter—John Martin.) 
Llanbryde , St Andrews. —Gneiss boulder, 15 x 9 x 7 feet, about 70 
tons, in bed of old Spynie Loch, called “ Grey Stone ; ” longer 
axis is N.N.E. and S.S.W. (Reporter—John Martin.) 
New Spynie. —Four conglomerate boulders, lying on Old Red 
Sandstone rocks. (Reporter—John Martin.) 
