Flat oblong stone, notched on the sides and pierced with two holes, used as a charm for curing disease in Islay

Charm of rock crystal cut for mounting, possibly from Perthshire

Perforated stone charm which was hung in a cow byre as protection against bewitchment, from Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire

Charm made from a natural concretion which had been hung at the foot of the bed to ward off evil dreams, from Galloway

Rock crystal ball with a silver frame and chain, the charmstone of the Stewarts of Ardsheal, 16th - 17th century

Rock crystal charmstone mounted in a setting of four silver bands

Pendant made of a small quartz pebble in a mount of copper strips which encircle it twice, found on the Culbin Sands, Moray, 18th century

Glenorchy charmstone set in silver with pieces of coral and silver balls, said to have been worn by Sir Colin Campbell, 1st Laird of Glenorchy, when fighting against the Turks in Rhodes