Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . a,, jg. HE - CLANS. is hire HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTICES. 35 crossing and recrossing in all directions, which impartedgreater strength. Beyond two mortised openings no othermode of fastening could be seen. The articles found in the course of the explorations ofthis cairn, or crannoge, were a portion of a small stone cup,two whetstones, and an iron axe-head, together with charcoaland burnt bones. In the vicinity there were found someflint arrow-heads and flakes, and, so
Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . a,, jg. HE - CLANS. is hire HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTICES. 35 crossing and recrossing in all directions, which impartedgreater strength. Beyond two mortised openings no othermode of fastening could be seen. The articles found in the course of the explorations ofthis cairn, or crannoge, were a portion of a small stone cup,two whetstones, and an iron axe-head, together with charcoaland burnt bones. In the vicinity there were found someflint arrow-heads and flakes, and, some years ago, a canoe. About 150 feet, in a south-easterly direction from thisplace, and in marshy ground, were found a great many pile-heads, covered with grass and vegetable matter; and afterremoving this covering they stood as shown in the accom-panying plan and scale. This is no doubt the foundation ofanother crannoo;e or lake habitation. An area of 6 feet inthe centre seemed, so far as I examined, to have been laidwith large stones, and intersected with small trees andstakes. Beyond this space I observed no stones
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