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bottom of the Cist was covered with two or three inches of water- 
worn gravel, and on this gravel were found the much-broken bones 
of a man. The only object of interest found with the bones was a 
small bronze implement which will be referred to later; this had 
been removed from the Cist on the Thursday afternoon. The 
actual dimensions of the interior of the Cist were as follows :—length, 
5 feet; breadth, 2 feet 7 inches; depth, 2 feet 7 inches. 
Letham Quarry is situated at the extremity of the Burghmuir, and 
is just two miles from Perth. The Burghmuir itself is like a hog’s 
back, running east and west, and the quarry has been opened at the 
western end. The Cist was placed exactly at the point at which the 
dip to the west takes place, and itself lay facing due north-west. 
As to the age of this tomb, there are three points of evidence to 
Ancient Stone Cist found in Letham Quarry. 
(From a Photograph by Alex. M. Rodger.) 
be considered. In the first place, and speaking quite generally, a 
Cist gives indication of the Bronze Age, as distinct from a Cairn, 
which usually belongs to the earlier Neolithic times. In the second 
place, the slab which covered the Cist was found to be roughly cup- 
marked. The cup-markings have not yet been examined, but they 
may be regarded as confirming the impression made by the Cist 
itself. The strongest piece of evidence, however, is the bronze im¬ 
plement which was found with the remains,—a knife-dagger, slightly 
more than three inches in length: it had been fastened to the handle 
by three rivets, one of which remained in situ , and another fell out as 
it was lifted out of the Cist. The rivets were square-sided, and T \ in. 
in length. No traces of the handle were found. Knife-daggers are 
rare throughout Britain, and particularly so in Scotland : specimens 
have, however, been found in Perthshire and are in the Antiquarian 
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