Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . Fig. 223.—Iron Axe {|). 222 ANCIENT SCOTTISH LAKE-DWELLINGS. from the centre of cutting edge to the back of the hole forhandle, and 2 inches through the centre of this aperture. Aneighbouring farmer, who had carted a load of the stuff fromthe midden for potting plants, found this axe-head while mak-ing use of the stuff in his greenhouse, and returned it to me. k\. Fig. 224.—Gouge (i). Fig. 225. Fig. Knives ({). Fig. 227. 2. Gonr/c.—This instrument appears to have had a
Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . Fig. 223.—Iron Axe {|). 222 ANCIENT SCOTTISH LAKE-DWELLINGS. from the centre of cutting edge to the back of the hole forhandle, and 2 inches through the centre of this aperture. Aneighbouring farmer, who had carted a load of the stuff fromthe midden for potting plants, found this axe-head while mak-ing use of the stuff in his greenhouse, and returned it to me. k\. Fig. 224.—Gouge (i). Fig. 225. Fig. Knives ({). Fig. 227. 2. Gonr/c.—This instrument appears to have had a por-tion broken off its point. It still measures U inches long, EXCAVATION OF A CRANNOG AT BUSTON. 223 and its other extremity is pointed for insertion into a handle(Fig. 224).
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