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The Clyde mystery : a study in forgeries and folklore (1905)

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, inscriber. UPB · Glasgow : James MacLehose and Sons, Publishers to the University · leaf 108

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in the Garioch.They are of slate, or heather stone, and ofvarious shapes and sizes. Their original purposeis unknown. The perforation, or cup not per-forated, is sometimes in the centre, in a few casesin near the end. Mr. Graham Callander heardof a recent old lady in Roxburghshire, who keptone of… … !. Collection of Arunta Sacred Stones. SURVIVAL OF MAGIC OF STONES 89 I take the next example that comes to hand. Thin flat oolite stones, having a natural per-foration, are found in abundance on the Yorkshirecoast. They are termed witch stones, and aretied to door keys, or suspended by a string…

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