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TERRACE FORMATION SCOTLANN I S ENGLANDD DAN 7 10 . II. ON CERTAIN TERRACE FORMATIONS IN THE SOUTH OF SCOTLAND E ENGLISTH AN N DE O BORDERH . ECK TH R SID F Y -B O E . FOR H.MF DO . GEOLOGICAL, SURVEY. The groups of ancient terraces sometimes called " daisses " that occur Peeblesshirn i adjoinind an e g counties make prominent featuree th n i s Fig. 1. Terraces at Romanno Bridge. landscapes of the districts in which they are found. They appeal to f eve o e most e th n ey casuae th l observer. Their mod f origieo d nan e purposth e they served hav t varioua e s times called forth discussion. Some have asserted they are the work of natural agents; but the majority have contended that they are the work of man. Dr Pennicuik, one of the earlier historians of Peeblesshire,1 makes an allusion to the group south of Romanno Bridge (fig. 1). He suggests that havthey yma e been defensive works Romans e madth y eb , probably to ward off attacks by the Pictish cavalry. The old native fort on Whiteside Hill, overlookin e terracesgth ,r Pennicuik'mayD n i , s day, have been classifie s Romana d , henc s curiouehi s suggestion. Geographical1A Historicald an Description Shire e oth f of Tweeddale,. 16 . p 108 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, JANUARY 9, 1928. Dr Gordon, commentin Romanne th n o g o terraces, says that they can be followe1 d for a mile and a half. It is impossible, however, to trace connectioy an n betwee large nth e group near Newlands Churche th d an , smalo tw Moae l th groups tn i Woo e norton ,e dmila th Newlandf o heo t s Church, the other about a mile further down the Lyne Water.
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