Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . Fig. 240.—Iron Object {}). Two View? Fig. 241.—Bronze Brooch d). barbed locks, with special reference to their presence in crannogs, whichwill be read at an early meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of he writes as follows :— Padlocks with barbed bolts are almostthe only kind used all over China and India at the present day, and it isonly reasonable to suppose that they are of Eastern origin. They havebeen found in England in connection with Eoman remains (se
Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . Fig. 240.—Iron Object {}). Two View? Fig. 241.—Bronze Brooch d). barbed locks, with special reference to their presence in crannogs, whichwill be read at an early meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of he writes as follows :— Padlocks with barbed bolts are almostthe only kind used all over China and India at the present day, and it isonly reasonable to suppose that they are of Eastern origin. They havebeen found in England in connection with Eoman remains (see i)aper onLocks found at Great Chesterfield, Essex, by the Hon. R. CornwallisNeville, Archceolog. Journal, vol. xiii. p. 7) ; and I think it probable theywere introduced into this country by the Romans. Their use in thiscountry continued to mediaeval times, after which they disappeared beforeimproved locks of more modern construction. 228 ANCIENT SCOTTISH LAKE-DWELLINGS. (h.) Articles made of Bronze. Brooch.—A circular brooch, minus the piu, 1| inch indiameter, and ornamented on its upper surface by a
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