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small circle of 3 1/2" dia. [diameter] at either end of it.
A spear and sceptre pass anglewise behind
the cres. [crescent] with the ends of their shafts meeting
between the points and their heads protruding
at the back. At the upper end of the stone
is a symbol, probably the "tuning fork", and
at the base another not easily identified
but probably intended for a bird. In
the Museum are several stones noted
in the Early Christian Monuments.
It was a lovely day and we (Cree, Elize & I)
enjoyed the ramble through the grounds.
The winters must be mild for we saw the
Aurelia and other shrubs flourishing out of
doors that would not live in Roxburghshire.
We walked along the shore to the broch,
Carn Liath. This broch has been thoroughly
cleared out, described & planned. There is
probably nothing to add to it. The encircling
wall may be compared with that surround:
:ing the broch in Skelbo Wood. There appears
to have been a scarcement 6" to 8" broad, formed by a res:
:triction of the thickness of the wall about
6' from present floor level. Inside the door
jamb in the passage 2'.2" below the roof are
square holes for the bar that on the S. [South] 21" into

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