...These two have distinct and well-formed incised crosses on them, drawings of which are here given. The stones on which these occur have never been dressed...seaman's noted credulity and superstitious character. Two sets of initials, with a date between, and below a heart pierced by an arrow, probably record the visit...

...was originally attached a piece of the clothing of some patient who had visited the island. One had still fastened to it a faded ribbon. Two bone buttons and two buckles were also found nailed to the tree. Countless pennies and half-pennies had been driven edgewise into...

...Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland," volume iv., Sir Arthur Mitchell observes, " Near it stands an oak tree, which is studded with...bark is closing, over many it has already closed." Within recent years, another visitor from the south examined one of the coins stuck into the tree....

...Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland" volume iv., Sir Arthur Mitchell observes, " Near it stands an oak tree, which is studded with...pennies and halfpennies are driven edgeways into the wood—over many the bark is closing, over many it has already closed." Within recent years, another...

...describing the holy well on Innis Maree in a communication to the Scottish Society of Antiquaries, says, " Near it stands an oak tree, which is studded with...and halfpennies are driven edgeways into the wood." A more recent visitor, surprised at finding what appeared to be a silver coin fixed in the tree, took...

...offerings to the tree. Sir Arthur Mitchell, when describing what he saw fully sixty years ago, says : " There are hundreds of nails, and one has still fastened...bark is closing, over many it has already closed."' As an instance of the survival of pagan rites into Christian times, we find that bulls were sacrificed...