The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club-- Vol1-35 (1908-1985) ; (1991)- . lar to that in the other fireplace. On the floor level just outside the fireplace was found ?--- a cube block of freestone accurately squared, measuring 14|^ inches each way, with a hollowed bowl-shaped cavity, 11 inches diameter by 8 inches deep (fig. 5). This block had been used as a receptacle for ashes.^In this fireplace there were found several fragments of aglass bottle of globular shape with atapering neck and of a beautiful pale-green tint. The whole surfaces areencrusted with an iridescent film com-mon to old


The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club-- Vol1-35 (1908-1985) ; (1991)- . lar to that in the other fireplace. On the floor level just outside the fireplace was found ?--- a cube block of freestone accurately squared, measuring 14|^ inches each way, with a hollowed bowl-shaped cavity, 11 inches diameter by 8 inches deep (fig. 5). This block had been used as a receptacle for ashes.^In this fireplace there were found several fragments of aglass bottle of globular shape with atapering neck and of a beautiful pale-green tint. The whole surfaces areencrusted with an iridescent film com-mon to old glass. Several coins werealso found, but were in such a state ofcorrosion as to render identificationimpossible. The only further discovery of conse-quence was that of a portion of a pilastercapital (fig. 6), probably from a tombor mural tablet or monument, made ofwhite Craigleith stone of fine quality, with face and returns of broadly treated acanthus fofiage, 1 Chambers {Traditions of Edinburgh, vol. ii. p. 210) describes a similar stone foundin George Heriots Fig. - Portion of a PilasterCapital.


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