Wooden objects are extremely rare. One or two fragments of what appeared to have been a bowl, portion of the blade of an oar, a bit of board partially burnt and penetrated by four round holes, together with three pins almost identical with those found at Lochlee (see Figs. 112, 114, and 115). The bowl was ornamented by two or three incised parallel lines near the rim. Another small fragment, which might have been of the same vessel, had a clasp of thin brass over it, as if it had been mended. V. OBJECTS OF METAL. (_a._) _Articles made of Iron._ [Illustration: Fig. 223.--Iron Axe (2/3).] 1. _Axe Head._--This implement, which is represented in Fig. 223, measures 3 inches along the cutting edge, 4-1/2 inches from the centre of cutting edge to the back of the hole for handle, and 2 inches through the centre of this aperture. A neighbouring farmer, who had carted a load of the stuff from the midden for potting plants, found this axe-head while making use of the stuff in his greenhouse, and returned it to me. [Illustration: Fig. 224.--Gouge (1/3). Fig. 225. Fig. 226. Fig. 227. Iron Knives (1/1).] 2. _Gouge._--This instrument appears to have had a portion broken off its point. It still measures 14 inches long, and its other extremity is pointed for insertion into a handle (Fig. 224). [Illustration: Fig. 228. Fig. 229. Fig. 230. Iron Knives (1/1).] 3. Knives.[35]--Six well-shaped knife-blades, all with tangs for insertion into handles. The blades vary in length from 2 to 4 inches (Figs. 225 to 230). 4. _Punch._--This implement is 6 inches long, and rectangularly shaped, with its angles slightly flattened (Fig. 231). 5. _Awls._--Of these objects there are three: one is very slender and sharp, but only 2 inches long (Fig. 232). Another is 4 inches long, and the third is a much larger implement, being 7-1/4 inches long. [Illustration: Fig. 231.--Punch (1/2).] [Illustration: Fig. 232.--Awl (1/1).] [Illustration: Fig. 233.--Spear Head (1/2).] 6. _Spear Head._--This is a well-shaped socketed spear head, 8-1/2 inches long, with a central ridge in the blade. The socket end is ornamented by two groups of circular grooves, each group containing three circles. Portion of the wooden handle was found in the socket (Fig. 233). 7. _Arrow Heads._--Three pointed objects like arrow heads are represented in Figs. 234, 235, and 236. Two of these objects are almost identical in size and form. One end is four-sided and tapers to a sharp point, the other is round and hollow as if for the insertion of the stem of an arrow. Length 2-3/4 inches. The third has the socket end very similar to the former, but the front portion is flat, and widens out a little before coming to a sharp point (Fig. 236). [Illustration: Fig. 234. Fig. 235. Fig. 236. (?) Arrow Points (1/1).]