Archæological and historical collections relating to Ayrshire & Galloway (1878)
Ayrshire and Galloway Archaeological Association · Edinburgh, Printed for the Ayrshire and Galloway archæological association · leaf 87
rn as an ornamentor charm. It appears to be a cretaceous fossil, rolled on the l^each, witha natural perforation, and is of a light green colour. It was found in oneof the Kirkmaiden forts. Pdngs of jet or shale are of very general occurrence. Few crannogshave been examined without discovering… … Kic. 28.—Kirkmaiiliii. Full size. Ob.jects of Wood. Although the use of stone and wood must invarialily have preceded metal,yet the only wooden objects of primitive manufacture whicli, so far, haveIjeen recorded in Wigtonshire, indicate either by marks or position thatthey were wrought with metal…
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