Flounder tramping Flounder tramping Flounder tramping is a traditional method of catching flounder or other flat fish by wading in shallow water and standing on them. This method of fishing was used in the coastal waters and river estuaries of South West Scotland for centuries. Once trapped the fish were often secured by impaling them on a leister before being bagged. A leister is the local name for a trident or three pronged long handled spear. Although traditional, the use of leisters to aid capture is no longer permitted (presumably for safety reasons). On the first Saturday each August, Palnackie, a small
Sounding stone treatises on music, its sound is referred to as "reminding to the monarch about his officers who died while protecting the borders". Sounding stone A sounding stone or "qing" (磬) (rarely 鸣石 or 响石) is an ancient Chinese musical instrument, usually L-shaped. The set of "qing" is called bianqing. The shape of such stones was often quoted as description for the reverent ritual pose. Important information on "qing" nomenclature is contained in the Erya dictionary: the large sounding stone was called "xiāo" 毊, and a solo performance on "qing", jiǎn 寋. However, the mentioned names do not have much currency