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measures 3'.3" in length 12 1/2 in breadth at
the upper end 17" at base and 7" in thickness.
It is broken across near where the head joins
the shaft. Only the shaft was
visible when I came on the spot but searching
round with the aid of my knife I unearthed
the head which from its condition had
evidently long lain concealed.
The second stone measures 2'.2" in length,
9" in width and 6 1/2" in thickness. They
are both of the silurian sandstone of the
district.
It was very interesting finding these relics
in or near the original sites on which they had
been erected high up on a hill side over 900'
above the sea level.

Dalshangan
Sunk in the ground against the wall of the lodge at the entrance
to Dalshangan House is a block of
porphyry squared in section exposed for a height of 24" with a breadth
of 12" on which is carved in relief a plain
stemmed cross 24" in length by the full breadth of the stone, imperfect at base where
the stem appears to have expanded. The
lateral arms measure 5" in length and the upper
arm 8"; they expand outwards from
from 1 3/4" the former to 3", and the latter
to nearly 5". The cross is said to

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