DONATIONS TO AND PURCHASES FOR THE MUSEUM. 189

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Donations. (1) Relics fro linke mth s sout Hedderwicf ho k Sand wesd sHedderf an o t - wick Burn, on the Tyne Estuary near Dunbar, East Lothian. Of the several hundred Neolithic and Bronze Age potsherds many were described by the late J. Graham Callander in the Proceedings, vol. Ixiii. The collection also includes four hundred flint implement d variouan s s object f stoneo s . Presente e finderth y b ,d JAME . RICHARDSONS S , F.S.A.Scot., wite th h permission Righ e ofth t Hon Eare .Haddingtonth f lo , M.C., T.D., F.S.A.Scot., President. (2) Bronze palstave from Gavinston, Duns, and a collection of stone implements, including over eight hundre flinf verd o an ty many fragments, from Lauderdale and adjacent areas. About a hundred of the flint imple- ments come fro e prolifimth c Airhouse Farm. Presente e lat. th eH y b d REABMAN, Maxwell Place, Kelso. (3) Various stone objects found on Airhouse Farm, Lauderdale. Dumb- bell-shaped bronze stud, length -85 inch, having a serrated collar on either side of the central bar, probably from Newstead Fort (fig. 1,4). Presented by J. R. FORTUNE, Corresponding Member. (4) Twenty-six worked flint thred an sf chert eo ; three spindle whorls; a jet pendant, -9 inch by -85 inch by -2 inch, in the form of a Maltese cross, having inscribed on one face six dot-and-circles. Found on the Farm of Trabroun, Lauder, Berwickshire. Flint knife found by the donor on Flock- house Farm, Blairadam, Kinross-shire. Presented by GEORGE S. GUTHRIE, Cockairney Feus, Cleish, Kinross. (5) Tange d barbedan d arrow-hea e butt-halth a flind f an do tf knife. Foune donor . FINGLANDth G y . db S , Carricgarde s 0 hi 10 n t i ,n a k Knowe Avenue, Edinburgh. (6) Lop-sided arrow-head of dark grey-brown flint, found near the Knaps, Killellan, Kilmalcolm, by the late Norman Deggerman, the donor's grandfather. (See Notes . 179.p , ) Presente . MULLINS y MisM b d . C s , F.S.A.Scot. (7) Two small flint cores and a worked flake, found in the garden of "Fourwinds," Port Dunbar, Wickdonore th y ,b , CHARLES BEGG, F.S.A.Scot. (8) Carved ball of granite, having six low cylindrical bosses. Labelled "TAR CARIDE N.B.," believe froe b mo d t Aberdeenshire. Presentey db A. D. LACAILLE, F.S.A.Scot. (91 Stone ball, grey-green in colour, having six flat knobs, found in the 190 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S , 1946-48.

Husky Burn, Port of Menteith, Perthshire. Presented by A. MAcKBiTH, Fettes College, Edinburgh. (10) Stone axe of dark grey schist with rough surface, length 6-4 inches, found at Gallow Hill, Monikie, Angus. Presented by JAMES F. ANTON, Bridge of Cally, Perthshire. (11) Axe of polished flint, patinated yellow-brown, one corner broken, the edges slightly flattened. Found at Caldhame, Kinnordy, Angus, in 1835 formerld an e Lyel, th n lyi collection. Presente e GEOLOGICAth y db L DEPARTMENT, University of Edinburgh, per Professor S. Piggott, B.Litt., F.S.A.Scot. (12) Grooved hammer-stone consisting of an oval pebble of igneous rock, foun t Newtoda n Stewart, Wigtownshire. Presente . SULLEYF y db , The Lodge, The Avenue, Bedford Park, London, W. 4. (13) Hammer consistin e basa red-dee th f o ef go r antler, length 3-75 inches, maximum diamete f shafo r t hole 1-05 inch. Foun t Watnallda , Nottingham, "in the sandstone rock." Presented by J. BRELSFORD, Foo Shan, Fairlight Cove, Sussex. sherdo (14 Neolithia Tw f ) so rimcB , foun Glenlucn do e e Sandth y sb donor, JAMES S. RICHARDSON, F.S.A.Scot. (15) Relics from excavations .at Rinyo, Rousay, Orkney, in 1946. (See above, pp. 34—42.) Fragmentary Neolithic bowl of dark corky ware, uppee pard th f an ro t par anothef o t rathef o r r gritty ware, e blacth t ka core, both decorated in Unstan fashion, from a chambered cairn at Kierfea Hill,, Rousay. Fragment rathef so r coarse hard reddish-buff pottery from a mound underneath the farm of Swandale, Sourin, Rousay. Fragments of a quadrangular steatite urn with two grooves below the rim, and a cleat- like objec steatitf o t inchee2 s long, fro mcisa t Trumlandta , Rousay. Relics from the excavation of a long house at Swandro, Rousay. Presented by the late WALTE . GRANRG f TrumlandTo , F.S.A.Scot. (16) Food-vessel, found in a short cist near Abernethy, Perthshire. (See Notes . 185.p , ) Presente PERTy db H COUNTY COUNCIL. (17) Five food-vessels and portions of two others; cast of miniature food-vessel, -8 inch high; hal dozea f n piece undecoraten a f so d vessel with a red exterior; eleven barrel-shaped beads of jet; sixty-eight disc-shaped jet beads, -25 inch or less in diameter, and three white ones; triangular splinte flintf ro ; modern brass ring. From Greenhill Cairn, Balmerino, Fife. (See Proceedings, vol. xxxvi. pp. 635-53.) Several of the vessels have been o ne Museu th loa n i r nman mfo y years. Presente y Captaib d. J . H n SCRYMGEOUR-WEDDERBURN, Birkhill House, Balmerino, Fife. (18) Upper portion of a food-vessel, found in a cist during the excavation of a cairn at Kalemouth, Roxburghshire, in 1932. Presented by s GracHi e THE DUK F BUCCLEUCHO E , Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. DONATION PURCHASED E MUSEUMAN TH O 1 T SR 19 FO S. (19) Fragment collarea f o s d cinerary urn iron a , n objectflinta d an , scraper, fro excavatioe mth Kipe 192n ncaira i th f ,7n o n o Falla , Oxnam, Roxburghshire. (See Notes . 183.p , ) Fragmen uppee th f o rt portioa f no reddish food-vesse , founl 1) smala (fig , n 1 di . l cair Camphousn no e Farm, close to Camptown, Roxburghshire. Fragments of a grey food-vessel, with black corinned ean r surface diametem ri , r estimate inched6 s (fig , 2)—thi1 . s vesse s extremeli l y similafroe on m o t rAlwinton , Northumberland (B.M. Bronze Age Guide, 1920, p. 69 and fig. 60); knife of pale grey flint, 2-2 inches long, -6 inch wide, retouched on both edges of the upper face, half of one edge being finely serrated anothed an , r 1-6 inch long, 1-2 inch wide lone ,th g sides retouche alternatn do e faces, both fro kere mth bf under o stones e on ; fro mgrave-circla e abou fee2 1 tt across, surrounded with stones t aboua , t 800 feet O.D Camphousn .o e Farm, nea Romano-Britise rth h Fort, Edgerston. Portion reddisa f o s h beaker, estimated height 8-5 inches, decorated with roughly executed notched impressions criss-crosse horizontan di l zones, from Edgerston Estate. Presented by Mrs F. S. OLIVER, F.S.A.Scot. (20) Cinerary urns fro Late mth e Bronz cemetere eAg t Pinkiya e Mains (West), Musselburgh. (See Notes, p. 177.) Presented by MUSSELBURGH TOWN COUNCIL. (21) Late Bronz penannulae Ag e r "lock-ring f goldo " , diameter 1-05 inch, of hollow triangular cross-section, each side consisting of a separate thin corrugated strip, joined togethe foldiny rb edgee gth s over (PI. XXIV. ,1) Found near the Biggar Water, Boghall, Lanarkshire. Presented by the finder, Miss G. I. C. GOVAN, 43 Nile Grove, Edinburgh. (22) Bronze double-edged razor and part of its wooden sheath, found Laughton'n i s Knowe Cairn, Holm, Orkney. (See Notes . 173.,p ) Presented by P. SUTHERLAND GRAEME, F.S.A.Scot. (23) Relics from Midhowe Broch, Rousay, Orkney. (See Proceedings, vol. Ixviii.) Bequeathed by WALTER G. GRANT of Trumland. (24) Fragment hand-madf so t rimepo s (fig 5-7), 1 . , walls basesd ,an e on , of the latter having in the centre an impressed dot-and-circle made with the finger-tips; pounder f pino s k granite; small steatite moul ringa r dfo , -75 inch in diameter; small lumps of pumice; part of a cast-iron cannon ball. Fro e Cumlinsmth , Olnesfirth, Shetland (Royal Commission Inventory,. No 1363). Found whe moun e edge th nencroacheth s f eo dwa d upo abouy nb t 3 feet in constructing a farm road in. 1935-37. (The vessel from the same site describe Proceedings,n di illustratew no vols ) i , . 8. fig dn Ixxi, i 23 1 . . p . Presente JOHy db N SUTHERLAND e CumlinsTh , , Olnesfirth, through Peter Moar, Corresponding Member. (25) Fragment vessea f s o blac f o l k pottery, havin inside gbevea th n elo of the lip and a sharp shoulder 1 inch below the rim. Found under 4 feet of peat about J mile north-eas thouse e ofth s of Murrion, Eshaness, Northmavine, Shetland. Portion of a slab of red sandstone, sculptured on one side, Fig. 1. an1 ( ) Food-vesseld2 s from Edgerston, Roxburghshire Silve) (3 ; r hand-pin, Freswiok, Caithness; (4) Bronze stud, Newstead Fort; (6-8) Pottery from OInesflrth, Shetland. (No. I two-thirds; Nos. 4/wd 3an Breste size;th l half-size.)al DONATIONS TO AND PURCHASES FOR THE MUSEUM: 193 including near the edge four or five ogham letters (PI. XXII, 4): the two apparent score muce ar s hA betwee lesd san definitnN e tha otherse nth , theid an r ends were certainl t joinedyno , while what migh interpretee b t d s dot a eithen o s e ster th sidm f eo lin e separatin e wordg th probable ar s y accidental bruises. Portion of a slab of grey sandstone having a meander pattern sculptured on one side. Both from Whiteness, Shetland, having originally been dug up in the churchyard there. Presented by PETEE MoAR, Corresponding Member. (26) Penannular bronze brooch, less pinringe th ; , 2-6 inche diametern si , is very thin, of circular cross-section, and has thicker elongated triangular terminals with faint trace f mouldingso f zoomorphiso c character. Found about a 188"Pict n i 7 s House t Shurreraya " , Caithness. Ring-headed a slat d ebronz an whetston n pi e ee Vikinfounth n i gd grav t Reaa e y (described in Proceedings, vol. Ixi). Bronze strap-end found on Sandside Links, Reay, Caithness. • (See Proceedings, vol. Ixiii. p. 139.) Presented by ALAN D. PILKINGTON, F.S.A.Scot. (27) Relics froe excavatiomth o homesteadstw f o n , Crock Cleuch, Morebattle, Roxburghshire (see above . 151—5)pp , . Presente. J . P y b d BRTJCE, Mervinslaw, Jedburgh r K. SteerA .pe , , F.S.A.Scot. (28) Relics fro e furthemth r excavatio a hut-circl f no n Braidwooi e d Fort, near Penicuik, Midlothian. Presented by I. G. H. WARDEN, South Slipperfield, West Linton. (29) Cross-sla sandstonef bo fee2 , inche9 t s high foo1 , t 8-5 inches wide foo1 t topa d t 4-an , 5 inches wid t bottoea m (describe Earlyn di Christian Monuments Invergowris a carvede seeb w o edgene t . no 1) th —e :eNo sar on top f key-patter o singla , w ero squaresn ni e sides th n four-cora ,o ; d interlace broken by symmetrical loops. Part of a cross-slab of sandstone, 1 foot 5 inches high by 1 foot 5 inches wide (Early Christian Monuments, Invergowrie No. 2); it has suffered very considerably from the weather. Remove Kird d Dargief Ol froko e mth , Invergowrie safr ,fo e keepinge th y b , Ministr Worksf yo , after consultation wit Generae hth l Trustee Churce th f so h of Scotlan Monifietd dan h District Council. (30) Wooden tub, the sides cut out of a single piece. Warped fragments, probably of the tub's lid. Fragments of a small tub found inside the first, and consisting of several staves having horizontal slots cut in them on the outsid dovetailinr efo g them together. Found som feee5 t belo originae wth l surfac peaa f eo t mos t Priesthoullandsa , Eshaness, Northmavine, Shetland. Presented by the finder, THOMAS THOMASON, Priesthoulland, Eshaness. roughlo (31Tw ) y shaped sharpening-stone peaa n i t p f schistu o s g du , moss about 500 yards north-west of Easter Alemoor Farmhouse, Hawick. Presented by Mr FERGTJSON, Easter Alemoor, Hawick, per A. Graham, F.S.A.Scot. (32) Two small pieces of coarse brown linen, backed by white paper VOL. LXXXI. 13 194 . PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, 1946-48.

bearing the following inscription; "Piece of the sere cloth, taken-from the bod Kinf yo g Rober Bruce th t e when exhumed, brothery givem o nt , W. F . Watson, by Charles Kilpatrick Sharpe. Helen Aberdeen Watson. Part of whic y brothem h . A.W.H r gav. " me e Presente . HAMILTOE y b d N GORDON Shrewsbur0 3 , y Road, Oxton, Birkenhead. (33) Pointed oval seal matrix of bronze, 2-65 inches by 1-75 inch (PL XXIV foun, 2) , 194n di 6 near some foundations roabesidd ol n di n ea fiel (O.S.1 d7 , Northants, LXI. N.W.), Furtho Manor, NorthamptonshireA . full-length facing bishop's figure hande , stafotheon e n ,th i f r raise blessingdn i , stands within a narrow Gothic arcade: above, in an elaborate trefoil-headed niche, are the Virgin and Child half length; at the sides, outwith the arcade, e legenth s i Sd• : HERICI • D'l. GRA | •• EPI • ABERDONEN. Gilding remains in the engraved parts of the matrix and on the edge, and there are bace traceth kn alsoso . spino Thern backe knor s eth o onle en wa th ,b o y sign of any attachment being a crack in the metal at either end and the fact s beetha lowee ha nth td brokeen r n off, which sugges swivea t l mounting. Henr e Lychtoneyd , bisho f Aberdeeo p n 1422—40e ruleb t y ou d ma , entirel stylistin yo c grounds, though hi st known seaonlno e s i lTh y .othe r Henry, le Chen (1281—1328), is known to have had a totally dissimilar seal.1 trouble e vers times hi Th yhi d lon f chequeresd an o gan d tenure might well explai nsecona presene dth seald tan , find-spot than I .t period, too, seal designers abandoned the plain bishops' figures for more elaborate devices,2 and their experimentation might have exceptionally combined the half-length Madonn awit standine hth g bishopgenerae speao t th t f ko no ,l elabora-

tior matrix f detaino ou r Margueritn D o l . 3 e Wood, however, pointt ou s that the lettering is also peculiar. Presented by W. J. JONES, Furtho Manor, Bletchleyy b , Buckinghamshire Northamptonshire th r pe , e Record Society. hand-mada f o g lu (34 d )e an Fragmenpotm ri , probable th f to y mediaeval, of hard coarse fabric wit hslipa . Estimated diameter 10-5 inches sharplp ,li y everted to form a brim c. 1 inch wide. Found in Barbush sandpit, Dunblane, Perthshire. Presente . FLEMINGA y db , Barbush, Dunblane. (35) Three-legged bronze ewer , d disusefounol n i dd burial-grounn do Innischonain, Loch Awe, Argyll Horacy b , . Blyt. BlythI eV . L h . ,(soE f no North Berwick), abou yeae th t r 1885. Presente GERALy db . MANDEBDP , F.S.A., The Dippons, Compton, Wolverhampton. (36) Three-legged skillet, 7-2 inches high, much damaged d brasan , s spoon with seal-top knop, found together in the moss at the Loch of Bal- shando, Lundie, Angus, ove centura r y ago. Presente Misy db s HELE. NG HENDERSON Blacknes2 36 , s Road, Dundee. (37) Six tempera paintings on wood of the Sybils—Persica, Libica,

. BirchG e d , . History1W of Scottish. Seals,67 . No 2 Birch , cit.,. 17 op , . vol.p . ii 3 C/. Birch, Nos. 71 and 93. DONATIONS TO AND PURCHASES FOR THE MUSEUM. 195 Delphica, Cumsea, Erythreea, and Samia, and an oak screen bearing initials and the date "1629"; from the old house of Wester Livilands, Stirling. (See Proceedings, vol. xxxiii . 387.p . ). DRUMMOND H Presente . J . H y db , M.A., F.S.A.Scot. (38) Arm-chair of pinewood, height 3 feet 10 inches. AB Q IH, with date 1671 below, carved on head-piece, and pairs of scrolls at top of head- fronn i piec d t an ebelo w seat. From near Darvel, Ayrshire. Presented by Mrs Gr. B. ROBERTSON, G-ateside Farm, Linlithgow. (39) Bottle of dark, greenish-brown glass, globular shape, height 10-4 inches. Presente . MURRAYR y e b dWillows Th , , Grassendale Park, Liverpoo. 19 l (40) Parti-coloured wooden wine-slide, 5-5 inches in diameter, having inlain a sidede centree stath th sd n ri compose an , stavef do s feathered inside d dicean d outside. . CURLEPresenteO . A , y C.V.O.b d , LL.D., F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot. (41) Length of fine hard tartan cloth of wool and silk, 26-5 inches by 73-5 inches, with initials IMP embroidered in one corner. This is the Macpherso f Crubino n "plaid" mentione Mclan'n di s Highlanders t Home,a 1848 118-19. ,pp . Presente Misy db s DOROTHE A. HARRISONI , "Sliab Fana," Newcourt Road, Bray Wicklow. Co , . (42) Cream-coloured brocaded silk dress with underskirt, embroidered with many coloured floral design, als n silkoi havind an , g cream-coloured crochet work on front panels of dress and sleeves outlined in red silk thread. Long piece of Brussels bobbin lace. The dress, with the lace, is believed to have been Courpaire woro th lady' f Georgf t so Tw no ta s. eembroidereII d shoes. Paisley harness plaid of finely woven black cloth, with border; this shawl belonged to the donor's mother, in the 1860's. Presented by Mrs M. A. HAMILTON, Delgany, Jordans, near Beaconsfield, Bucks. (43) Highland purse of chamois leather with brass clasp, the inside lined with blue outsidth e sild ekan covered with white damasked sil whicf ko h only part remains. Sold about 1870 as having belonged to Prince Charles Edward. Presente Misy db s ELSI . EKERJ d MisRan s EILEE . KERRNM , 78 St Saviours Road, St Leonards-on-Sea. (44) Eight eighteenth-century trade tokens. Presente y DUNCAb d N S. NAPIER Marchhal3 , l Road, Edinburgh . LockieR . J r , F.S.A.Scotpe , . (45) Seven eighteenth-century trade tokens.. R Presente . A y b d CROSS, M.C., F.S.A.Scot. (46) Pewter tappit hen, height 10-5 inches, having scratchee th n o d outside of the lid the initials IS EW. (See Proceedings, vol. Ixxx. p. 154.) Presented by Miss D. RENNIE, 103 Glasgow Road, Bathgate. (47) Brass fishing-reel, formerly belongin Walter Si go t r Scott. Presented N. .M CHRISHOPs Mr y b Moun5 9 , t Road South, Sunderland. (48) Wooden tobacco pipe with screw-on bowl and horn mouthpiece, 196 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S , 1946-48.

which belonged to the donor's grandfather. Presented by D. A. H. BROWN, L.D.S., 7 Salisbury Place, Edinburgh. (49) Horn spoon, deep bow inche6 l y 5-b s2 inches across, tapering handle 9-2 inches long. Probably from Fife. Presented by J. J. COOPER. (50) Wooden bow e pieceon l f turne,o height dou inches5 t , external rim diameter 11-8 inches. Formerly used as communal "brose caup" by t Cairncak a hiree n th dme e Farm, Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. Presented . COOKM s , Mr Schoolhouse y b , Whithorn. (51) Double-heart-shaped brooc f silverho , 3-1 inches high, 2-2 inches broad; the rather elaborately scrolled members are engraved with leaf and scroll designs bacn O k. hall-mark: thistle, WM, Gothic I damaged; above Head of William IV; below Gothic I. (Probably Edinburgh 1840-41.) Presented by JAS. TAIT, F.S.A.Scot. (52) Small white metal medal commemoratin e repeae Corgth th nf o l Laws, 1846. Presented by Miss VERONA Gow, 19 India Street, Edinburgh. (53) Knitting sheat f plaiho n mahogany, length 6-9 inches. Presented in the name of Mrs MARYANN MCCALLTJM. (54) White silk parasol embroidered in white, a silk fringe at the top and edge; slender folding handle of ivory, with two silk tassels attached, and carved ivory tip and ring; overall length 28|- inches. Presented by Mrs AGNES KNIGHT, Brunswick Road, Douglas, Isl Manf eo .

Purchases. (1) Socketed bronz wite eax h loop, from near Forres. (2) f globulaStono p ecu r shape, wit ornamentan ha l groove beloe wth rim. Carved ball of grey-blue stone, with six low knobs, considerably damaged. No provenance. (3) Casta Ten L bronzen i ,e th bronz f o , e sword scabbard found near Bargany House, Dailly, preserveAyrshirew no t Andrew S d n an di , s Uni- versity (PL XXV). By permission of the University Court. (4) Silver "hand-pin," the lower half of the shank bent slightly (fig. 1, 3), 4 inche "trumpetface o sth elongtw n O . s " rise fro mcentraa l roundel filled with blue enamel, subdividing the spandrels, which are filled with pale green enamel marbled with red; the same green and red enamel fills three grooves on the edge, and there are also traces of green enamel in the front of the three "fingers" which surmount the head. Found in a ruined structure on Freswick Links, Caithness. (4a) Bronze strap-end, 1-8 inch long, with decoration cast in high relief (PI. XXIV, 4). Ascribed by Professor Haakon Shetelig, Hon.F.S.A.Scot., to the Norse eleventh-century "Urnes style." Found on Freswick Links, Caithness.

DONATION PURCHASED E LIBRARYAN TH O T SR 7 19 FO S . (5) Alexande I lonII r g double cross silver penny; Alexande I silveII r r farthing. (6) Electrotype of the back and front of the "Kames Brooch," long pre- served by the Bannatyne family (PL XXIV, 3). Front, six small dragons in high relief, each grasping the rear paws of the one in front with mouth and left front paw, their tails being round each other's necks. Engraved in e backrelieth n ,o f + (Maltese) IHESU NAZARENUS* CRUCIFIXUS* S* x X IUDEORRE M (sic IASPE* ) xL x PCHIOR ME o con?* tw -n i R £A centric lines; and incised on the pin, ATROPA. The original is in the possessio r MalcolSi f no m Macgrego f Macgregoro r gavo wh ,e permissior nfo the electros to be made. (7) Silver forty-shilling piec f Jameo e , 1582VI s . Formerle th n i y Cochran-Patrick Collection. (8) Silver medal commemorating the battle of Sheriffmuir, 1715. Silver medal commemorating Reductio Carlislef no , 1745.

DONATIONS TO AND PURCHASES FOR THE LIBRARY, 1946-47.

Donations. (1) Memoirs of an Amateur Musician. By Edmund H. Fellowes, C.H. Presented by the Publishers, METHUEN & Co. (2) James Beattie's London Diary. Presented by ABERDEEN UNI- VERSITY LIBRARY. (3) Scotland Before the Scots. By V. Gordon Childe. Rhind Lecture for 1943. Presente AUTHORE TH y db . (4) Official Guid Abbef eo Inchcolmf yo . Elgin Cathedral. Dirleton Castle. The Abbey of Melrose. Sweetheart Abbey. The Castle of Stirling. The Priory of Inchmahome. The Castle of Balvenie. The Abbey of Dundrennan. Official Guide of The Castle of Edinburgh. By James S. Richardson, F.S.A.Scot. All presented by H.M. MINISTRY OF WORKS. (5) Hallstattidens Relativa Kronologi, y DelB . .1 . HallstatB h oc A t Sigge Hommerberg. (6) Clan Chattan, vol. ii. No. 1. 198 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S , 1946-48.

(7) The Churches and Churchyards of Teviotdale. By James Robson. Datin Paste Fredericy th B f g.o . ZeunerkE , D.Sc. A History of English Clocks. By R. W. Symonds. Scottish Monuments d Tombstonesan o volumesTw .y CharleB . s Rogers, LL.D. Presented by ROBERT B. K. STEVENSON, M.A., F.S.A.Scot. (8) Carrick Gallovidian . J Keva y B n. McDowall, F.S.A.Scot. Pre- sented by THE AUTHOK. (9) Journa Mane th f xo l Museum, vol . v .Nos . 72-73. (10) The Coinage of Scotland. By Edward Burns, F.S.A.Scot. Three volumes. Presented by The Right Hon. THE EARL OP HADDINGTON, M.C., T.D., F.S.A.Scot. (11) Sword Mould d Currencan s . yWyndha E Bars y B . m Hulme. Presented by THE AUTHOR. (12) Walsingham. By H. M. Gillett, F.S.A.Scot. Presented by THE AUTHOR. (13) Calenda Statf o r e Papers—Domestic, Addenda 1660-1685. Calendar of Treasury Books, vol. xvii. part i. (1702). Calendar of State Papers. Spanish. Further supplement to vols. i. and ii. Calenda Treasurf o r y Books, vol. xvii. par . (1702)ii t . Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI, vol. v. (1447-54). Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI, vol. vi. (1454-61). Calenda Statf ro e Papers. Venetian, 1673-1675. Presented by His MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. (14) The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial. Presented by the TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. (15) Nieuwe Drentsche Volksalmanak, 1936-1945. Five Offprints (various). Presente Professoy db . VAE . NA r GIFFEN, F.S.A.Scot. (16) Society of Friends of Dunblane Cathedral, vol. v. part i. Schatzfund(17e Di ) e Gotland Wikingerzeitr sde Martiy B . n Stenberger. Presente KUNGLy db . VITTERHETS AKADEMIE, Stockholm. (18) Hawick Place Names. By W. S. Robson, F.S.A.Scot. Presented by THE AUTHOR. (19) Aberdeen University Studie . 123—ThsNo e Foundin f Marischago l College, Aberdeen. By the Rev. G. D. Henderson, D.D., D.Litt., F.S.A.Scot. Presente UNIVERSITYE TH y db . (20) The Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors. Presented by Sir DAVID RUSSELL, LL.D., F.S.A.Scot. (21) Fifteen parcels of Rubbings of Cup-marked Stones in Kintyre. By the late Mrs Macalister Hall of Killean, Kintyre. Presented by Mr DUNCAN COLVILL behaln Kintyre Eo th f o f e Antiquarian Society. DONATION PURCHASED E LIBRARYAN TH O T SR 9 19 SFO . (22) A Medieval Bronze Bowl from Leicester. By Frank CotterDl, M.A. (23) Kungl. Vitterhets Akademie Publication—Stenaldersboplatserna vid Siretorp i Blikinge. By Axel Bagge and Knut Kjellmark. Presented AXEy b L BAGGE. (24) Catalogue of Musee Archeologique Liegeois, 1929. Presented by Mrs C. M. PIGGOTT, F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot. (25) Proceedings of the Spelseological Society of the University of Bristol. 3 . ,No vol . v . (26) Annals of Elgin. By Robert Young. History of Province of Moray. Three volumes. By L. Shaw. History of Moray and Nairn. By C. Rampini. Cordiner's Views Charley B . s Cor diner. Histor Nairnshiref yo Georgy B . e Bain, Nether Lochaber Reve th . Stewart A .y B . . Elgin Kirk Session Records. By Wm. Cramond. Barclays of Urie. By Henry Mill. Histor Episcopaf yo l Churc . CravenB Moray. n hJ i y .B . Rulers of Strathspey. By The Earl of Cassillis. Genealog f Granyo Grantf o t . Sobieski Stuarts. By A. Craig. Bibliography of various Scottish Counties. Annal . Cramond Cullenf Wm so y B . Church of Ruthven. By Wm. Cramond. Churc Priord han . UrquhartCramondf yo Wm y B .. The River Findhorn. By George Bain. Social Lif Formen ei r volumesDayso . DunbarE Tw y . B . . Moray Documents. By E. Dunbar. Provinc f Morayeo . Story of Culloden Moor. By George Bain. Nairnshire Georgy B . e Bain. Annal Forresf so Robery B . t Douglas. The Aberdeen Book Lover. Five volumes. All the above presented by Mrs A. B. B. BANNERMAN. e (27Record Th )a Lancashir f o s e . FamilyCunliffR y B e. Shaw. Presente JAMEy db S DAVIDSON, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.P.E., F.S.A.Scot.

Purchases. Journa Hellenif o l c Studies, vols. Ixiii Ixivd an . . (194 1944)d 3an . Nineteenth-Century Toke . nDavisJ . CoinageW .y B . Romisch-Germanische Commission, Ban . "Did17 e Megalithgraber de r Iberischen Halbinsel. Georgy B Verd " an . a Leisner volumeso Tw . . 200 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S , 1946-48.

Dictionnaire d'Archseologie Chretienne. Tome 14A. Proceeding Firse th f ts o International Congres Prehistorif so Protod can - historic Sciences. London, August 1-6, 1932. Camulodununi. Report f Researco s h Committe f Societo e f Antio y - . MuUR quarie . Hawke. C M . F d Londonf . so san C . XIV y No B .. Histor Famile th f y o Urquhartf yo Henrietty B . a Tayler. The Small Swor . Aylward EnglandD n di . J y B . . British Calendar Customs, Scotland. By Mrs M. Macleod Banks, F.L.S. (1941). British Calendar Customs, Orkney and Shetland. By Mrs M. Macleod Banks, F.L.S. Water Transport: Origin Earld san y Evolution Jamey B . s Hornell. Wallace Collection Catalogue of European Arms and Armour. By Jame . MannsG , M.A., F.S.A. Corstorphine Th eThomson. HeirloomM . D y B . . Antiquities of the Irish Countryside. By Sean P. O'Riordain. Early Irish History and Mythology. By Thomas F. O'Rahilly. RomaCoine th f so n Empir Britise th n ei h Museum, vol . (1940).iv . L'Art Primitif en Suisse. Texte de M. Lucien Mazenod. L'Art Romain en Suisse. Texte de M. Waldemar Deonna. L'Art Romai Suissen ne . Frangois. TextM e ed e Fosca. Felszeichnungen von Skane. By Carl-Axel Althin. Vol. ii. Danmarka Fr s Ungtid Johanney B . s Br0ndsted. Ancient Harvesting Implements. By Axel Steensberg. Costumes of the Bronze Age in Denmark. By H. C. Broholm and Margrethe Hald. Danmarks Bronzealder. By H. C. Broholm. Three volumes. Le Villag t lee Paysa Francee nd Albery B . t Danzat. Famil Communitd yan Irelandn yi Arensbery B . Kimballd gan . The Surnames of Scotland. By George F. Black. Handbook to the Roman Wall. By J. Collingwood Bruce, LL.D. Revue Archeologique, Tomes xxv. and xxvi., two parts each. Bericht der Romisch-Germanischen Kommission, 1939. Mannus Bibliothek, Nos. 6, 22, and 28. Danmarks Gedogicke unders0gelse, 11 Rackke, No. 66. Zonengliederungen der Vorchristlichen Eisenzeit in Nordeuropa. By Carl- Axel Mo berg. Kulturhistoriska Studier Nily B s. Aberg, 1938. Tuneskibet, Norske Oldfund, vol. ii. By Professor Haakon Shetelig. Monasterboice Professo. y MacalisterS B . . A . R r , M.A., Litt.D. Guide to Monasterboice. By Professor R. A. S. Macalister, M.A., Litt.D. Early Source f Scottiso s h History, A.D. 500-1286 volumeso Tw y . B . Anderson. AO . . 1 20 ANNUAL REPORT.

Prehistoric Britain Jacquetty B . Christophed aan r Hawkes. The Parish Chest. By W. E. Tate. Border Antiquities of England and Scotland. By Sir Walter Scott. (Two volumes). Domestic Utensils in Wood, XVI-XIX Century. By Owen Evan Thomas.

ANNIVERSARY MEETING, 1st December 1947. THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF HADDINGTON, M.C., T.D., President, in the Chair.

Dr E. W. M. Balfour-Melville and Mr William F. Ar buckle were appointed Scrutineer Balloe th Office-Bearersf r so tfo . The Ballot having been concluded e Scrutineerth , s foun d declarean d d Councie ensuine Lise th f th th o tr follows:s lfo a g e yeab o rt —

President. The Right Hon. THE EARL OF HADDINGTON, M.C., T.D. Vice-Presidents. Professor J. DUNCAN MACKIB, C.B.E., M.C., M.A. ALEXANDE . CURLEO R , C.V.O., LL.D., F.S.A. r DAVISi D RUSSELL, LL.D. Councillors. Lady WATSON, M.B., Ch.B. IT, ,. ,, ^ *• m * ALEXANDER MAITLAND, K.C. } Represe^ng th e BoardD of Trustees. WILLIAM HENDEESON, M.A. WILLIAM F. ARBUCKLE, M.A. Miss ANNE S. ROBERTSON, M.A. . MJ . DAVIDSON, O.B.B., P.C.I.S., F.S.A. WILLIAM ANGUS, LL.D. Professor STUART PIGGOTT, B.Litt., Major IA . LENDNG S AY. P.S.A. JOHN RICHARDSON, W.S. FREDERICK A. PERGTISON. Secretaries. DOUGLA . MACLAGANP S ,| W.SANGU. S GRAHAM, M.A., F.S.A.

For Foreign Correspondence. Professor W. M. CALDER, M.A., W. DOUGLAS SIMPSON, M.A., D.Litt., LL.D., P.B.A. F.S.A. Treasurer. JAMES J. LAMB, M.A., LL.B. 202 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, 1946-48.

Curators Museum.the of JAMB . RICHARDSONS . IA . RICHMONDNA , M.A., LL.D., F.B.A. F.-P.S.A,

Curator of Coins. ROBERT KEBR, M.A.

Librarian. H. J. H. DRUMMOND, M.A.

A Ballot having been taken, the following were elected Fellows: James Percival Agnew, C.A.; Rev. Alfred J. Armour; Major D. S. Buist; John Clarke, M.A.; George F. Collie; Miss Catherine Durand; James D. S. Fulton; Joseph B. Himsworth, F.R.S.A.; William Johnston; James Keillor; Albert Edward MacColl, M.I.E.B.; Sylvester Lindsay Quine, M.C., A.M.I.E.E.; Robert Arnot Staig, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.E.; Home . ThomasL r , M.A.; Patrick Watt Thorns; William Turner, M.A.. BuchaJ . V ; n Watt, M.B.O.U. e SecretarTh y reae followinth d g Lis f Membero t s deceased sinc e lasth et Annual Meeting:— Honorary Fellows—Don Hermilio Alcalde del Rio; Professor Dr Robert Zahn. Fellows—Sir Willia . BairdmM , J.P., F.F.S.; . BarrenRevG . D . , O.B.E., D.D.; Miss Elizabeth Turner Bell, J.P., F.E.I.S. Mose Th ;t Hon Marquese Th . s of Bute, K.T.; Alexander D. Gumming; William F. Cuthbertson; Major A. R. Davidson; John Dinwoodie; Robert James Good, J.P.; Walte . GranG r f o t Trumland; W. G. Grieve; James Harrison, M.D., J.P.; Mrs Violet M. Hood; John Hunter; Alfred W. Johnston; Rev. D. McNeill Livingstone, M.A., F.R.G.S.; Willia . LyonmK , . MacCoUW.S.G . H ; , M.A., B.Sc.; John McCormick. M . C ; MacGillivra f MacGillivrayo y , M.D., LL.D.; Thomas McLaren; Rev. James Meikle, B.D.; George Milne; J. G. Napier; Rev. Gordon Quig, M.A., B.D.; Majo. MackaH . I r y Scobie; Charles Stewart, C.A.; Colonel Archibald Stirling of Garden; Charles Taylor; Major James Kennedy Tullis; Charle . BooB s g Watson, F.R.S.E. Meetine Th g resolve recoro dt d their los e sensSociete th s th f esustaineo d yha d deate th thesf n ho i e Members. The Secretary read the following Report by the Council on the affairs of Society:e th — The Council herewith submit e Fellow th e Societ th o st f so s Repor yit t yeae foth r r ending 30th November 1947. Fellowship.—The total numbe e f Fellowrolt o th a rl n o s 30th November 1946 was . . . . .822 At 30th November 1947 the number was .... 867

being an increase of ...... 45 numbee Felloww Th ne f o rs adderole th l , o durindt 81 yeae s gth wa r whil died3 e3 resigned3 , allowe2 d an , d their membershi lapseo pt . ANNUAL REPORT. 203 Proceedings.—The Council decided that, in order to make up arrears, the volumes for 1945-46 and 1946-47 should be printed concurrently, and savo t e binding costs shoul issuee db d unde covere on r . Consequentlt yi is hope issuo dt e Volumes LXX LXXXd Xan I jointl lattee th n yri parf o t contente a varie 1948f Th o d.e ar snature , archseologica historicald an l . Printing and binding costs continue to rise, and economies have to be effected where possible. The Museum.— Staff.—The vacant post of Assistant-Keeper has been filled by the appointmen Stuarr M f o tt Maxwell, M.A.(Edin.) entereo wh , d upon his duties earl Octoben yi r 1947. Accessions.—The accessions during the year have increased to pre-war numbers; in addition to over 1300 flint implements, 536 objects were receive donatioy db bequestr nwero 2 1 ed purchasedan , . The lat Walter eM Gran. rG Trumlandf o t addition ,i pass hi tno t benefactions finde th so t fro latese d mth an , t excavation t Rinysa o and other sites, bequeathed the remainder of the finds from his excavations in the island of Rousay, comprising those from the Broch of Midhowe. Another notable accession of prehistoric material has come from Mr J. S. Richardson, F.S.A.Scot., who has collected over many years a great quantity of sherds, flints, axes, and other relics fro Late mth e Neolithic-Early Bronz settlemene eAg t sitt ea Hedderwick, East Lothian. Another large collectio f flintso n , presented by the late Mr H. Readman, comes from Lauderdale anadjacene dth t country. Particular mention must als made ob e of the Bronze Age burial pottery from Greenhill Cairn, Fife, pre- sented by Captain H. J. Scrymgeour-Wedderburn, and from various sites near Edgerston, Roxburghshire, presented by Mrs F. S. Oliver, F.S.A.Scot penannulaA . r gold ornamen e Latth ef o tBronz e eAg from Biggar was given by the finder, Miss G. I. C. Govan, and a bronze razo remaind an rs sheat it f o s h from Holm, Orkneyr M y b , P. Sutherland Graeme, C.B.E., F.S.A.Scot. The fine Early Christian cross-slab from Invergowri s beeeha n placed in the Museum to prevent its deteriorating further. Mr A. D. Pilkington, F.S.A.Scot., has presented several Viking objects from Caithness. A remarkable seal-matrix bearing the name of Henry, Bisho f Aberdeenpo found an , Nottinghamshiren i d gives wa ,y nb Mr W. J. Jones of Furtho Manor. Among the accessions of more recent period are six seventeenth-century painted panels of the Sybils, wit panellink hoa same th f geo period, from Wester Livilands, Stirling, presented by Mr H. J. H. Drummond, F.S.A.Scot.; a 204 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S , 1946-48.

wooden arm-chair, dated 1671, presented by Mrs G. B. Robertson; a very fine woven and embroidered lady's dress, circa 1760, pre- sented along with two pairs of embroidered shoes and a lady's shawl by Mrs M. A. Hamilton; and a number of trade tokens given . Cross Duncanr R . M A ,y r . b NapieM.C.S M d , an rF.S.A.Scot . An enamelled silver pin of dark age date and a rare forty-shilling piece of James VI are outstanding among the purchases, which also include copies of two notable antiquities—the bronze sword- scabbard from Bargany, Ayrshiree fourteenth-centurth d an , y gold brooch from Kames Castle, Bute. Loans.—Though it has not been customary to report objects placed o nMuseume loath n ni extendeo tw , d loans initiated this yeae ar r of such importanc requiro t s ea e mention. Banff Town Councis lha deposite e uniqudth e Early boar'Iroe nAg s hea f bronzdo e from Leitchestown, Banffshire, exchangn i 1 facsimilea r efo Captaid an ; n . MaxwelF l Stuar f Traquaio t s deposite choio ha r tw r e stalldth s from Lincluden College, latterly preserve t a Terreglesd , Kirk- cudbrightshire,2 to which the surviving painted panel has generously been restorede Committe e e th perioloan th th y r f b ,o d fo , f o e Dumfries Museum. Library.—In addition to exchanges, 63 volumes have been received by donation and 53 by purchase. A survey has been commenced of book longeo sn r appropriat Library'e th o et s purpose. Librarianship.—As Mr R. B. K. Stevenson has expressed his desire to resig office n th Honorarf eo y Librarian Councie ,th l tender sincers sit e thanks to him for his services during the past year. Treasurer ship.—The Counci n Januari l y last regretfully acceptee th d resignation of Mr J. Bolam Johnson, C.A., and thank him for his loyal service to the Society over a period of 25 years. They now welcome as his successor Mr Jame . LambsJ , M.A., LL.B. sinco ewh , Februar thif yo s yea gives rha n much help to the Society, particularly in connection with the Financial Statement, already issued to members, which covers a period of two years instead of one, and in connection with Deeds of Covenant. Special attention calleopportunits e i th o dt y that these deeds provid increasinr efo funde gth s Societe ofth y without additional personal cost. Excavations.—During e course yeath th rf eo variou s excavations have been undertaken on behalf of the Society. Dr Bersu was engaged on further exploration of Traprain Law; Professor Piggott has excavated on Cairn- papple Hill, near Torphichen . Curi O bees . eha A n r doinD ; g further work

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. vii. PI. XLVI. 21 Archceological Collections of Ayrshire and GaUoway, vol. x. p. 164. ANNUAL REPORT. 205 on the Forse "Wag"; Mr R. B. K. Stevenson undertook operations at Braidwood, near Nine-Mile-Burn; and Dr Richmond continued his work at Inveresk resulte Th thesf .s o e investigation eagerle sar y awaited. Support s alsha o been e newlgiveth o nyt established Field Schoo f Archaeologo l y sponsored by the Scottish Regional Group of the Council for British Archaeology in association with the Scottish Universities. Rhind Lectureship.—As intimate lasn di t year's Report arranges wa t i , d that the Rhind Lectures for 1947 should be delivered by Mr James S. Richardson, H.M. Inspector of Ancient Monuments for Scotland, and it was hoped that this serie f Lectureo s s would have been delivered before now. While the material is otherwise in readiness, unforeseen difficulties have occurre preparatioe th n di lanterf no n slides owin restrictiono gt laboun si r and material. The delivery of the Lectures may, therefore, have to be postponed to the beginning of 1948. Gunning fellowship.—The Fellowship for 1947 was awarded to Mr Robert B. K. Stevenson. Chalmers-Jervise Prize.—A. consolation prize of £2 was awarded to Miss Jean Sutherland of Galashiels, the only candidate. Efforts are being made to advertise the prize more widely in the coming year. Address to the King.—A loyal Address to His Majesty, Patron of the Society, on the occasion of the marriage of Princess Elizabeth, was pre- pared by the President and forwarded to Buckingham Palace. This Address followine wath smeetinge n i rea th s i t g da d terms:an , —

UNT E KING'OTH S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. May it please Your Majesty. We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the President and Fellow e Societth f o sf Antiquarie yo f Scotlando s , incorporate Royay db l Charter, present our humble duty to our Most Gracious Sovereign and Patron. loyalt r affectiod thronee ou an th n o yI r t welfare nfo th , happinesd ean s of Your Majesty's personf eaco hd membean , f Youo r r Majesty's family, subjeca greatese s u th r f io tsfo t concern. On the occasion therefore of the forthcoming marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth, who following Your Majesty's devoted example of service communitth o et s enshrineyha d herselaffectione th e n th i f f o s Scottish people, we beg leave humbly to associate ourselves with the rejoicin l loyaal f lo g subject thin i s s lanEmpired tendeo dt an d o t ran , You r Majestr He Majest e o Queet y th heartfeld r nyan ou t congratulations. We pray that the blessing of Almighty God may rest upon Her Royal 206 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIET.Y, 1946-48.

Highnes futurr he d e shusbanan d always thad an ,t happie mord an r e pros- perous times than our land enjoys to-day may be in store for them in the future. Signed in the name and by the authority of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, n generai l meeting assembled d sealean , d with the common seal of the Incorporation thi f sNovembe o Fift y e yeahda th f o rn i r Our Lorthousane dOn d nine hundred dan forty-seven. HADDINGTON, President. . DAVIDSONM . J , Vice-President. A. GKAHAM, Secretary. Council'e Th s Repor unanimousls wa t y approve motioe e th th n f do no President, seconded by Mr J. M. Davidson. r WilliaD m Angus propose e namth d f Ala r o eAnderson Or n , M.A., LL.D., for election as an Honorary Fellow of the Society. Dr Anderson had distinguished himself in the field of historical research by his works on Early Sources of Scottish History and (in collaboration with Dr W. C. Dickinson) a facsimile edition of the Chronicle of Melrose. He had also taken an interest in the Celtic hill-forts of Central Perthshire, especially in Glen Lyon. His activities had been carried on under severe physical disability. He was worthy of the distinction now proposed to be conferred upon him. Mr R. B. K. Stevenson proposed the name of Dr A. B. Van Giffen, Director of the Biological-Archa3ological Institute in the University of Groningen, Holland exploratios hi n I sande . th f nyo burial-mounde th f so Bronze Age he had rescued the impressions of timber palisades, as well as of the skeletons, by a .highly refined technique. These two names being submitte meetine th o dt g unanimoua ther s ewa s vot their efo r electios na Honorary Fellows. Proposals for the alterations in the Society's Laws 1, 9, and 15 having been already circulated to Fellows, were unanimously approved on the motion of the President, with the addition in Law 9 of the words "if available" after th worde worth f o s d 5 "ex"Proceedings"1 w officio"La n i d aftean r the word "Museum." At the invitation of the Chair, Mr James J. Lamb, Treasurer, called attention to the Financial Statement now in the hands of Fellows, which covere yearso a dperio d whictw f an ,do h showed thae fundth tf th o se Society were in a healthy state. He took the opportunity of mentioning tha e appeath t r takinfo l p Deedgu f Covenano s alreadd ha t y been well responde Fellow1 7 , dto s having signed tha o Societe s , th t y would already benefi extene th annumr abouo f adoptiot e pe to 0 Th Financiae t£6 . th f no l Report was moved by Miss Anne S. Robertson and cordially agreed to. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Treasurer. 7 20 MEETING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

MEETING E SOCIETYTH F O S .

Monday, Qth December 1946, Mr J. M. DAVIDSON, O.B.E., F.C.I.S., F.S.A., Senior Vice-President, in the Chair. A Ballot having been taken e followinth , g were elected Fellows: Anthony Charles Bannan; James D. Boyd, D.A.(Glas.); Alexander J. Lothian; James Fairweather Milne, M.A., M.B., Ch.B.; Edward Francis Sykes; Eri . TurnercG , M.A.; Willia . WademV , M.A., F.S.A. The following Communications were read:— I. King James IV of Scotland: His Influence on Medicine and Science, by DOUGLAS GUTHRIE, M.D., F.R.C.S., F.S.A.Scot. . BronzII e Cis t Pinnacla Ag te e Hill, Kelso y CHARLEb , . CALDERT . S S , A.R.I.A.S., F.S.A.Scot.

Monday, 13th January 1947, Mr J. M. DAVIDSON, O.B.E., F.C.I.S., F.S.A., Senior Vice-President Chaire th n i ,. A Ballot having been taken, the following were elected Fellows: Chalmers Burns, M.A., Mus.B.; James A. G. Hastings; F. Russell Perkins; William Scott Robson; Miss Marion G. Stirling. followine Th g Communications were read:— I. Excavation of a "Wag" at Forse, Latheron, Caithness, by ALEXANDER O. CURLE, C.V.O., LL.D., F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot. II. Birthbrief of Walter Innes, by Sir THOMAS INNES of Learney, K.C.V.O., Lord Lyon King of Arms, F.S.A.Scot. (Read by title.) III. Excavation t Scotstarvitsa , Cupar, Fife Professoy b , r GERHARD BERSU, F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot.

Monday, 10th February 1947 e Righ,Th t Hon EARE HADDINGTONF TH .L O , M.C., T.D., President, in the Chair. A Ballot having been taken e followinth , g were elected Fellows: Douglas Alex. Allan, D.Sc., Ph.D.; John Campbell; Captain William D. Cheyne- Macpherson of Dalchully; Miss Muriel M. O. Douglas, M.A.; William J. Macaulay, D.A.; James Stewar f Keilo t ; Keningale Bertram Wright, B.Sc, A.M.Inst.C.E. A Ministr f Informatioyo n film entitled "The Beginning f Historyo s s wa " exhibited in the Library. Professor Piggott gave a short introduction. 208 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH F O S , 1946-48.

Monday, Wth March 1947, Mr WILLIAM ANGUS, LL.D., in the Chair. A Ballot having been taken, the following were elected Fellows: James Anderson; Rev. John Anderson, B.D.; Alexander W. M. Battersby, L.R.C.S. & P.Ed., D.P.H.; W. G. Rowntree Bodie, A.R.I.B.A.; Ranald W. M. Clouston, B.Sc.Bng.; James A. Finlayson, D.A.; James J. Lamb, M.A., LL.B.; Donald G. Moir; Miss Helen M. Roe, M.A.; Maurice E. Taylor, A.R.I.B.A., M.T.P.I., F.R.I.A.S. followine Th g Communications were read:— I. A Stone Age Settlement at the Braes of Rinyo, Rovisay, Orkney (Second Report) Professoy b , . CHILDEG . V r , D.Litt., D.Sc., F.B.A., F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot., and WALTER G. GRANT of Trumland, F.S.A.Scot. . ExcavationII Homesteado Tw n i s t Croca s k Cleuch, Roxburghshirey b , KENNET . STEERHA , M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.Scot.

Monday, \Uh April 1947, Mr ALEXANDER O. CURLE, C.V.O., LL.D., F.S.A., Vice-President, in the Chair. A Ballot having been taken, the following were elected Fellows: Douglas Hamilton; Archibald Dougal MacKinven, M.A. The following Communications were read:— I. Antiquities in Easter Ross and Sutherland, by J. M. DAVIDSON, O.B.E., F.C.I.S., F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot. . FarmII Fortificationd an s King'n i s s Park, Edinburgh ROBERy b . , K . TB STEVENSON, M.A., F.S.A.Scot.

Monday, 12th May 1947, The Right Hon. THE EARL OP HADDINGTON, M.C., T.D., President, in the Chair. A Ballot having been taken e followinth , g were elected Fellows: George Applebey; G. S. P. Cooke; Captain W. G. Don of Maulesden; Miss S. Dove- Wilson; Robert Gilchrist, A.M.I.C.E.; Marcus K. Milne; W. C. G. Peterkin, W.S.; Rev. David Ramsay; Robertson. JohC . nB . The following Communications were read:— I. Some Observations on the Brochs, by ANGUS GRAHAM, M.A., F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot. II. Moulds for Bronze Razors, by Mrs C. M. PIGGOTT, F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot. III. Symbol Ston t Gleneaglesea , . CALDERPerthshireT . S . C , y A.R.I.A.S.b , , F.S.A.Scot.