2. _Fringe-like Objects._--Another object which has excited considerable curiosity is an apparatus made like a fringe by simply plaiting together at one end the long stems of a kind of moss (Fig. 151). Portions of similar articles were found in three different parts of the crannog, and all deeply buried. The one figured here, and the most neatly formed, was found in the relic-bed; another about a couple of yards north of the fireplace, and others at the south-west side, a little external to the area of the log pavement. In this latter place a large quantity was found, but although the evidence of having been plaited at one end was quite distinct, the stems of the moss were not prepared with the same care as in the one figured overleaf, as the leaflets were still adhering to them. The cue or pigtail, described at page 95, seems to have been formed of the same material as the so-called girdles or fringes. [Illustration: Fig. 150.--Carved Wood--other side of Fig. 149 (1/1).] [Illustration: Fig. 151 (1/3).--Made from stems of a moss (_Polytrichum commune_).] 3. _Leather Objects._--Fig. 152 is the representation of a fragment of a curious object, consisting of two portions of thick leather kept together by stout square-cut copper nails. These nails are broader at one end than the other, and pass completely through the layers of leather, after which they appear to be slightly riveted. The relic, as it stands, contains six nails, arranged in two rows, three in each row, and measures 2-1/2 by 2 inches, but the marks of additional nails are seen all round. Several portions of leather were collected from time to time. On the occasion of Mr. Joseph Anderson's visit to Lochlee, he found a shoe in the stuff just thrown out of the bottom of the outer trench at the south side of the crannog. Other portions were picked up on the surface of the trestle-work, showing marks of having been neatly sewed. Also two stout thongs, one with a slit at the end through which the other thong passed and then formed a knot, together with a portion of coarse leather about the size of the palm of my hand, were found near the junction of the gangway with the crannog. [Illustration: Fig. 152.--Portion of Leather with Copper Nails (1/1).] 4. _Beads._--Two fragments of beads, one fluted, the other smooth, and shaped like dumb-bells (Figs. 153 and 154). [Illustration: Fig. 153.--Beads (1/1).] [Illustration: Fig. 154.--Glass (1/1).] [Illustration: Fig. 155.--Bone Ring (1/1).] 5. _Rings._--A small bone (?) ring 3/4 inch in diameter, and portion of another similar to the former, but a little larger.