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black celt about 2" in length. He showed
me a set of witches stones, 2 of which bore a
marvellous resemblance in form & marking
to birds eggs. These belonged to a woman
reputed a witch who died in 1900. She was
supposed to have compassed by the black art
the death of a woman who married a former
lover of her own five days after her marriage.
There is also in the village of Bonar a
family who claim to have the power of stopping
bleeding at any distance. This power is
only inherent in the eldest member male or
female and is thoroughly believed in..

9th July. Called at the Manse in the morning
Mr. Bentinck produced a triangular slab
of micaceous schist 12" long x 9 1/2" across
the base showing 5 well defined cup marks
and portions of other three at the broken
edge of the stone. Towards the apex of
the triangle is a single cup mark 1 1/8" dia. [diameter] with
another below it 2 1/4" dia. [diameter] x 1/2" deep and where the triangle
broadens a row of three with the other
row parallel at the edge. He has also

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a stone lamp with a mould for a
chisel like object curved along its length
on the back or underneath side. The cup:

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