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Anniversary meeting
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

The usual business of the meeting was conducted including the election of new Fellows and the presentation of a list of deceased Fellows. Other reports presented included:A report on the number of Fellows on the Society’s RollBrief obituaries for some of the Fellows who died in the previous yearA report on the progress of the Society’s forthcoming publicationsA report on the items added to the Society’s museum and library collections over the previous sessionA report on the Society’s excavations in ScotlandA note on the Rhind Lectures and the Chalmers-Jervise PrizeTreasurer then presented the Annual Report on the Society’s finances. Meeting notes for 12 December, 1927 are appended.
On Certain Terrace Formations in the South of Scotland and on the English Side of the Border
Authors: Eckford R
Published: March 2023

It is argued that the hillside terraces are artificial and are most likely to be related to cultivation. Many are thought to be prehistoric in origin although a few are believed to be much more recent and could have served an ornamental function.
The Antiquities of the St Kilda Group of Islands
Authors: Mathieson John
Published: March 2023

During demolition of the original village on St Kilda a number of stone cists containing bones and pots were revealed. Other remains discussed include Christ Church and St Michael's Church, Tobar na Cille well, the watching house at Tigh na faire, beehive structures and a cave on Soay Island. Other islands in the group include Boreray and the Dun Island.
An Instance of 'Looking-glass Writing' in the Signatures of a Scottish charter in 1602, and a Consequent Discharge and Renunciation in 1605
Authors: Loney John W M
Published: March 2023

It is not clear how widespread the unusual practice of writing from right to left occurred in 15th- and 16th-century Scotland, however Leonardo da Vinci is a famous example. The documents in which the signatures occur are described in detail.
The Treasure of Traprain - The Inscription on the Flask
Authors: Curle Alexander O
Published: March 2023

The silver flask has an inscription on its neck formed in Roman capitals by small dots or punctuations. It is argued that the inscription translates as "Eisia made this for Frymiacus".
The Castles of Ravensnook and Uttershill, Midlothian
Authors: Hannah Ian C
Published: March 2023

Ravensnook and Uttershill are little mansions locally known as castles. Both are very similar in form though Uttershill is of superior construction. Ravensnook is thought to have been built in 1527. It was demolished in 1741 and all that remains is a heap of stones. Uttershill is also thought to have been built in the 16th century though two storeys remain. In 1899 a stone with the date 1511 was found among the ruins.
Notes on a Vitrified Fort at 'An-Cnap,' Sannox, Arran, and Vitrified Stones at Mid Sannox, Arran, and at Pennymore, Furnace, Loch Fyne
Authors: Paton Victor A Noel
Published: March 2023

A report on three new sites where vitrified stones occur. The fort at An-Cnap has vitrified walls and ramparts into which a small trench was dug. A small spread of vitrified stones at Mid-Sannox may have been a beacon fire. A considerable quantity of vitrified stones on a high ridge at Pennymore Farm was associated with a number of shafts dug into the hillside may have been a bloomery.
A Roman Bronze Patera from Berwickshire, with Notes on Similar Finds in Scotland
Authors: Bosanquet R C
Published: March 2023

A bronze patera (or saucepan) from a private collection is thought to have been found in Whitehill. It has a characteristic spreading foot and the handle is decorated by five punched semi-circles and one circle. It is thought to be of provincial manufacture and of 2nd-century date.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 14 May 1928.
Cinerary Urns from Hunterston and Seamill, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, and a Short cist at Phantassie, East Lothian
Authors: Edwards Arthur J H
Published: March 2023

An urn found at Fence's Farm, Hunterstone contained cremated human bone, charcoal and a bead of shale or lignite. A second urn found at Seamill in 1830 contained cremated human bone. A stone cist found at Phantassie contained the very poorly preserved skeleton of a child.
Notes on the Lands and Manor House of Gorgie, Edinburgh
Authors: Smith John
Published: March 2023

A historical account of the ownership of the lands and mill of Gorgie dating back to 1236 when acquired by Sir William Livingstone. The earliest mention of the Manor House dates back to 1527. At the time of writing the house was still occupied and in fair condition.
The Armorial Tombstone of Lady Jonet Ker at Restalrig, 1596
Authors: Douglas William
Published: March 2023

The armorial tombstone, located at St Triduana's Well is of interest because of its inscription and heraldic shield, which combines the arms of Robert Logan and Ker. Robert Logan's right to arms was forfeited in 1609 because of his involvement in the Gowrie Conspiracy which was a plot to kidnap King James VI. AB
A New Survey of Kildrummy Castle
Authors: Simpson W Douglas
Published: March 2023

Further excavation and clearance of vegetation prompted a revised account of Kildrummy Castle which is thought to have been founded in the 13th century. A review of documentary evidence is followed by a detailed description of the surviving remains. Although the original 13th-century plan is preserved the buildings underwent very considerable reconstruction and repair. The gatehouse is of a type otherwise unknown in castles of this date in Scotland.
Anniversary meeting
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Published: March 2023

The usual business of the meeting was conducted including the election of new Fellows and the presentation of a list of deceased Fellows. Other reports presented included:A report on the number of Fellows on the Society’s RollBrief obituaries for some of the Fellows who died in the previous yearA report on the progress of the Society’s forthcoming publicationsA report on the items added to the Society’s museum and library collections over the previous sessionA report on the Society’s excavations in ScotlandA note on the Rhind Lectures and the Chalmers-Jervise PrizeTreasurer then presented the Annual Report on the Society’s finances. Meeting notes for 10 December, 1928 are appended.
The Early Castles of Mar. (First Paper.)
Authors: Simpson W Douglas
Published: March 2023

The report discusses the extent of the ancient province of Mar in Aberdeenshire by reference to documentary sources and topographical evidence. Continuity from the early medieval through to the medieval period is demonstrated.
Excavations at Reay Links and at a Horned Cairn at Lower Dounreay, Caithness
Authors: Edwards Arthur J H , Low Alexander , Neill R M
Published: March 2023

Excavation of the cairn revealed a chamber containing disarticulated human bone, Neolithic and Beaker pottery, a stone axe and animal bone. A secondary cist contained a skeleton and two Beaker vessels. Investigation of mounds in the vicinity of a known Viking grave at Reay Links revealed four empty long cists and an unstratified bronze strap end of early medieval date.
A Celtic God on a Scottish Sculptured Stone
Authors: MacKenzie Donald A
Published: March 2023

The Meigle stone depicts a boar and a wolf with a mythological figure in between. The article discusses possible parallels from Europe and Asia.
A Thirteenth-Century Tile Kiln at North Berwick, East Lothian, and Scottish Mediaeval Ornamented Floor Tiles
Authors: Richardson James S
Published: March 2023

The kiln was discovered close to the ruined Cistercian convent. Debris within the chambers of the kiln contained broken tiles and wasters. Tiles of the type found do not occur elsewhere in Scotland. A discussion of floor tiles across Scotland is included.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 11 March 1929.
Land Movements in Scotland in Prehistoric and Recent times
Authors: Callander J Graham
Published: March 2023

The discovery of a tree trunk laid on a midden deposit and associated with worked red deer antler on the banks of the river Avon led to a review of land movement within Scotland. The archaeological evidence points to a combination of raising and lowering of levels over time.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 8 April 1929.
Note on a Supposed Flint-Worker's Site near Findhorn, Morayshire
Authors: Duff-Dunbar Mrs
Published: March 2023

An account of a flint scatter found on a raised beach.
A Unique Relic of Rodney and the Battle of the Saints
Authors: Hope Leslie P
Published: March 2023

An account of a medallion made to commemorate the victory of Admiral Sir George Rodney over the French in a battle which took place in 1782 off the Isle of the Saints near Dominica in the West Indies.
Preliminaries
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Published: March 2023

Front matter for Volume 63

Table of contents

List of illustrations

Laws of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

List of the Fellows November 1929

List of Corresponding members 1929

List of Honorary members November 1929

List of the Lady Associates November 1929

Societies, Institutions, &c., Exchanging publications
The Penetration into Scotland of English Late Gothic Forms
Authors: Hannah Ian C
Published: March 2023

A review of late Gothic architecture in Scottish churches and the influence exerted by French architectural styles.
Operations at Skara Brae during 1929
Authors: Childe V Gordon
Published: March 2023

Report on second season of excavation at the stone-built 'village' notable for the recovery of large numbers of carved stones. Work demonstrated that occupation was long lived, and a separate industrial area was identified.
The Campaign and Battle of Culblean, A.D. 1335
Authors: Simpson W Douglas
Published: March 2023

An account of the battle and its significance as part of the Scottish fight for independence.
A Pillared Underground Chamber at Biggings, Harray, Orkney
Authors: Kirkness William
Published: March 2023

Report of excavation of a subterranean structure with a flat roof resting on eight pillars set into a clay floor. A review of comparable structures in Orkney is presented. Their function and date is uncertain.
Excavations in a Chambered Cairn at Kindrochat, near Comrie, Perthshire
Authors: Childe V Gordon
Published: March 2023

Detailed description of a long cairn with two exposed chambers. Both had been disturbed. One was empty and the other contained a partial skeleton and a leaf-shaped arrowhead.
Notes on the standing stones of Kintyre
Authors: Colville Duncan
Published: March 2023

A detailed description of all extant standing stones in Kintyre, Argyll which incorporates some local traditions.
Four Scottish Ecclesiastical Carved Oak Panels, c. 1500-25
Authors: Kelly William
Published: March 2023

A description of four unprovenanced panels. Two are heraldic and the remaining two are filled with leafage.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 12 January 1931.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 9 Februray 1931.
A Bronze Age Cemetery near Cowdenbeath, Fife
Authors: Lacaille A D
Published: March 2023

An account of the discovery of a small cemetery on a golf course comprising six vessels containing cremated bone. One of the vessels was sealed by a layer of clay. A fragment of worked Arran pitchstone was found nearby. A note on the bone is included.
Further Excavations of Cairns at Poltalloch, Argyll
Authors: Craw John Hewat
Published: March 2023

An account of excavations three cairns. Nether Largie North Cairn contained a single cist just north of centre with carvings of cup marks and axeheads, the latter rare in Scotland. The cist contained charcoal, ochre and a human molar. Carnasserie Cairn covered a semi-circle of boulders and a cist containing a Food Vessel, charcoal and ochre. The bell cairn at Ballymeanoch was badly disturbed. Two cists were visible and the larger contained parts of a Beaker and human teeth.
An Underground Passage at Auchencass Castle, Dumfriesshire
Authors: Younger Harry J
Published: March 2023

An account of a passageway with an oblong chamber at either end is located east of the moat on the east side of the ruined 13th-century castle. Its function and date is uncertain though it is believed to be 18th century.
Note on the Tombstone of Robert Innes, 19th of that Ilk, at Elgin Cathedral
Authors: Innes Thomas
Published: March 2023

The tombstone dating from shortly after 1613 and now much weathered displayed a coat of arms which was probably originally painted.
Anniversary meeting
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

The usual business of the meeting was conducted including the election of new Fellows and the presentation of a list of deceased Fellows. Other reports presented included:A report on the number of Fellows on the Society’s RollBrief obituaries for some of the Fellows who died in the previous yearA report on the progress of the Society’s forthcoming publicationsA report on the items added to the Society’s museum and library collections over the previous sessionA report on the Society’s excavations in ScotlandA note on the Rhind Lectures and the Chalmers-Jervise PrizeTreasurer then presented the Annual Report on the Society’s finances.

 

Meeting notes for 14 December, 1931 are appended.
Standing Stones and other Antiquities in Jura
Authors: Rideout Eric Hardwicke
Published: March 2023

A condition survey of the principal antiquities on the island including standing stones, chapel sites and fort or settlement sites.
Excavations in Two Iron Age Forts at Earn's Heugh, near Coldingham
Authors: Childe V Gordon , Forde C Daryll
Published: March 2023

Excavation of the West Fort focussed on the rubble and earth defences, the entrance and two of the ten visible hut circles. The defences of the East Fort were also examined.
Rudh' an Dunain Chambered Cairn, Skye
Authors: Scott Warrick Lindsay
Published: March 2023

Detailed report on excavation of a well preserved chambered cairn, notable for its inaccessible location. Neolithic and Beaker phases were clearly distinguished and both contained pottery and small quantities of degraded human bone. Worked flint was also present in the Neolithic phase.
Earth-houses at Garry Iochdrach and Bac Mhic Connain, in North Uist
Authors: Beveridge Erskine , Callander J Graham
Published: March 2023

Report on the excavation of two subterranean dwellings. The main structure at Garry lochdrach measured 25 feet in diameter and was enclosed by a substantial wall. It contained a series of seven radial piers or divisional walls spaced at fairly regular intervals around a central chamber filled by peat ash. The roof was comprised of stone slabs. A small circular structure was located immediately to the north. The earth-house at Bac Mhic Connain consisted of two circular chambers, with two smaller quadrangular compartments between them, while to the north-east and south-east of the eastern one were the remains of buildings of indefinite character. Find included pottery, worked bone, iron and many worked stone objects. An Ogham inscription was identified on a bone knife handle and evidence of metalworking was recovered.
Notes on (1) a Two-storeyed Grave at Little Asta, Shetland; (2) Certain Prehistoric Relics from Shetland; and (3) a Viking Brooch of Silver from Skaill Bay, Orkney
Authors: Corrie John M
Published: March 2023

A stone cist comprising two compartments contained both burnt and unburnt bone in its lower storey, with a decayed skeleton and two steatite bowls in its upper. No mound survived. Notes on miscellaneous objects from Shetland including axes, adzes, 'Shetland knives', flint arrowheads, a soapstone dish, a club-like implement and a pennanular bronze brooch. A Viking brooch from Skaill Bay was part of a hoard discovered in 1858.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Before the meeting began, the Chairman announced the death of a long-standing member of the Society, Professor Sayce. A brief obituary was read. This is followed by the meeting notes for 13 February 1933.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 10 April 1933.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 9 January 1933.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 14 January 1935.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 11 March 1935.

[The journal notes the a paper titled 'A Chambered Cairn at South Clettravel, North Uist' by W Lindsay Scott will be printed at the end of the volume.]
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 8 April 1935.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Before the meeting began, the Chairman read an Address of Congratulation to King George V on his Silver Jubilee. This is followed by the meeting notes for 13 May 1935.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Before the meeting began, the Chairman read an Address to the new King, following the abdication of Edward VIII. Meeting notes for 14 December 1936.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

[The journal notes that a paper titled 'Excavation of Torrs Cave, Kirkcudbright' by V S Morris will be printed at the end of the volume.]

Meeting notes for 8 February 1937.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 12 April 1937.
Suggestions for the Dates of Four Scottish Monuments
Authors: Boyle Mary E
Published: March 2023

The article is concerned with the dating of four sculptured stones from the church at Fowlis Webster, church of St Vigean’s near Arbroath, a chapel at Invergowrie, and the churchyard of Benvie. By closely examining the carvings and iconography on the sculptured stones, it is argued that the generally accepted early date of the stones is incorrect and they are in fact medieval.
Cup and Ring-Markings on Craig Ruenshin, with some Comparative Notes
Authors: Young Alison
Published: March 2023

The larger group of carvings is on a flat piece of living rock. The smaller group is found on a tilted rock face. The larger group comprises twenty cups, nine surrounded\r\nby circles. One cup is encircled by two concentric rings, a second by three rings, and a third by three rings and a fourth ring only partly discernible. In the last\r\ncase there is a cup in the third ring and another in the remains of the fourth. There are some vestiges of channels from the cups through the circle, but the whole is badly weathered. The smaller group consists of eight cups, twice associated with circle and channel, twice with a circle only, and twice with two circles and a channel which in one instance ends in a cup. These markings are also weathered, but less than in the first group.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 14 March 1938.
The Edinburgh Touchplates: Some New Light on Their Origin and Purpose
Authors: Bisset J S
Published: March 2023

The two plates of pewter were presented to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1870 in a small oaken chest, which also contained, amongst other articles, a note by the donor stating that the chest had been preserved in a gipsy family before coming into his possession and was known as the Charter Chest of the celebrated Border gipsy, Johnny Faa and his descendants. The plates are stamped with the marks of the members of the Edinburgh Pewterers craft. It is argued that they are samples of pewter of approved quality, on which each master pewterer has stamped his mark as an acknowledgment of his obligation to employ pewter of at least that fineness in making his wares.
The Vitrified Fort at Rahoy, Morvern, Argyll
Authors: Childe V Gordon , Thorneycroft Wallace , Desch Cecil H
Published: March 2023

Excavation focussed on the outer face of the rampart and sections through the rampart. Although the whole interior of the fort was excavated to bed-rock, the number of relics recovered was small. Pottery and bone implements were totally absent. A broken flint scraper, two saddle querns and a looped and socketed iron axe and a bronze La Tene brooch were among the objects found. The brooch strengthens the evidence from Dunagoil and Duntroon for a date in the La Tene period for vitrified forts north of the Clyde-Forth line.
Meeting notes
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Before the meeting began, an obituary was read for Honorary Fellow and frequent contributor to the Proceedings Dr John Graham Callander. This is followed by the meeting notes for 11 April 1938.
Tolquhon Castle and its Builder
Authors: Simpson W Douglas
Published: March 2023

Tolquhon is a sixteenth century baronial mansion in Aberdeenshire. It was greatly enlarged by William Forbes, the seventh laird between 1584-1589. An account of his life and activities is presented. The ruins of the castle are described and incorporate new discoveries. Removal of the ruins of the fallen Preston's Tower has enabled a complete plan of the east wing to be made. The work of consolidation disclosed a number of interesting features in the sixteenth-century buildings.
Excavations carried out by H.M. Office of Works in the Bronze Age Levels at Jarlshof in 1937
Authors: Childe V Gordon
Published: March 2023

The remains of Bronze Age occupation were stratified below Viking/medieval layers at Jarlshof and included stone dwelling, walls, hearths, middens and paved floors. Stone and quartz tools were found in large numbers. Other artefacts included bone tools, querns and a carved bone plaque.
A Bronze-Gilt Harness Mounting from Jarlshof
Authors: Edwards Arthur J H
Published: March 2023

The object was found in a pit in the course of tracing out the boundary wall of the prehistoric settlement which in turn was crossed by the wall of a Viking house. The ornamentation consists of a combination of chip-carving and interlacing work, together with an enrichment of geometrical patterns. It is conceivable that the mount was re-used as a brooch.
Glass Armlets in Britain
Authors: Kilbride-Jones H E
Published: March 2023

The article considers as many as possible, if not all, of the known specimens of glass armlets found in Britain, the periods during which the various forms were made, and what can be learned from a study of their distribution. Although there is a wide range of forms and colours, three main types are identified.
The Abbey of Aberbrothock: Two Early Thirteenth-Century Seals
Authors: Gilruth J D
Published: March 2023

Two seals were found in the debris of the monastery of the Abbey of Arbroath. The church of the monastery was founded by King William the Lion in 1178 and dedicated to Thomas a Becket. The translation of the legend of one of the items is "Seal of Robert de Lambile". The second seal bears the legend "Prior W. (or Dom. W.) the son of Matheus, monk of Aberbrothock." Both the seals belong to the early thirteenth century, and are connected with Arbroath Abbey Monastery. They were probably made by the same person, and about the same time. They were probably used by a prior of the family of De Lambeley, which family gave at least two other officials to the monastery, Richard de Lambeley, Prior, and Radulph de Lambeley, Abbot; and a prior named W. whose father may have been one of the several persons called Matheus mentioned in the documents, and whose name may be recorded in a particular charter. The seals were probably in use by those Priors in the election of new Abbots, and when they acted as Vice-Regent in the Abbot's absence.
Ancient Portable Money-Box or 'Offerand Stok'
Authors: Taylor Charles
Published: March 2023

This portable money-box is of oak, circular on plan, made from a single stick, and cored, bound and riveted with wrought iron with a lock and double hasp covering the key-hole, and with an additional protection of a ring or hasp for a padlock. The slot in the centre of the hinged lid for the admission of coins has a good balance-flap inside which makes it impossible for any unauthorised person to abstract any coin. A handle and ring surmount the hinged lid. Nothing is known about the history of the box.
Meeting notes
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Published: March 2023

Meeting notes for 10 January 1938.
Doune Castle
Authors: Simpson W Douglas
Published: March 2023

Doune Castle was built within the earthworks of an earlier dun or fort towards the end of the fourteenth century, by Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland in the reign of Robert III and James I. The castle is an irregular pentagon in plan, the habitable buildings being on the north and north-west sides, while the remainder of the enclosure is screened by a high and massive curtain wall. The components of the castle are described in detail. it has much in common with the French Chateau de Pierrefonds, erected by the Duc d'Orleans about 1390'”1400. There also similarities with Sanquhar Castle in Nithsdale.
Anniversary meeting
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

The usual business of the meeting was conducted including the election of new Fellows and the presentation of a list of deceased Fellows. Other reports presented included:A report on the number of Fellows on the Society’s RollBrief obituaries for some of the Fellows who died in the previous yearA report on the progress of the Society’s forthcoming publicationsA report on the items added to the Society’s museum and library collections over the previous sessionA note on the Rhind Lectures and the Chalmers-Jervise Prize

 

Meeting notes for 12 December, 1938 are appended.
The Agricolan fort at Fendoch
Authors: Richmond Ian A , McIntyre James , Stanfield J A , Birley Eric , Raistrick Arthur
Published: March 2023

Report on excavations in 1936 and 1937. The unusual rectangular form of the fort was dictated by the space available. Features examined included the rampart, ditch and intervallum and the east gateway. All the internal features (principia, praetorium, granaries, barracks, ovens) were examined and evidence was found to suggest that the fort had been deliberately dismantled. Artefacts included an unbroken sword from a foundation trench of the principia.
The galleried Dun at Kildonan Bay, Kintyre
Authors: Fairhurst Horace
Published: March 2023

The dun is a substantial stone-built irregular oval structure. Four phases of occupation were identified (Kildonan I-IV). A paved single entrance way led into the structure. A twin staircase had been built into a portion of the northern wall. Occupation of the dun appears to have begun in the 2nd century or slightly earlier and continued into the 13th or 14th century.
Two Bronze Age Burials
Authors: Stevenson Robert B K
Published: March 2023

A stone built cist containing a cinerary urn with the cremated remains of an adult was discovered at Outerston Hill, Midlothian. Pyre debris, including a burnt worked flint flake and large sherds of a smashed and burnt second pottery vessel were also present. A second stone cist at West Pinkerton, Broxburn, East Lothian contained two adult male skeletons and a Beaker vessel. The earlier skeleton had apparently been disturbed during the burial of the second. The method of manufacture of prehistoric vessels is discussed.
Notes: (2) A Beaker Burial from Innerwick, East Lothian
Authors: Childe V Gordon , Low Alexander
Published: March 2023

A stone cist was discovered during ploughing. It comprised four side slabs with a cover slab and was orientated broadly west-east. The cist contained a Beaker vessel and the fragmented remains of a skeleton aged 3-5 years.
Notes: (4) Oak Panels Presented to the Museum by the National Art Collections Fund
Authors: Richardson James S
Published: March 2023

Description of a carved panel from Castle of Killochan near Girvan probably dating from 1530-1540. The Montrose panels are a group of eighteen believed to have come from the hall of a hospital founded in 1516.
Notes: (5) A Massive Double-linked Silver Chain
Authors: Edwards Arthur J H
Published: March 2023

The chain was found by workmen at Traprain Law in East Lothian. A further ten examples are known from Scotland and are mainly concentrated in the south. Where the chains are decorated the symbols can be paralleled with those on sculptured stone monuments which are mainly confined to the east, north of the Forth.
Notes: (3) A Fragment of Roman Glassware from Tealing, Angus
Authors: Thorpe W A
Published: March 2023

A fragment of polychrome glass came from the excavation of an earth house at Tealing in 1871. The fragment is part of the side of one of the ribbed, low, circular bowls\r\nof Roman date familiarly, though inaccurately, described by the nineteenth-century\r\nname of "pillar-moulded bowls." It is an example of the type made from polychrome murrine glass and worked into an irregular streaky pattern, probably manufactured in Italy.
Notes: (4) A Short Cist recently exposed in the Gallows Knowe, Lintrathen, Angus
Authors: Fenton William
Published: March 2023

The Gallows Knowe is an obviously artificial mound. Stone 'coffins' were revealed in the nineteenth century. A stone built short cist was disturbed by workmen in 1939. A circular layer of white quartz pebbles was found at one end of the cist along with a few fragments of burnt bone.
Notes: (6) The Mary Queen of Scots Pendant
Authors: Edwards Arthur J H
Published: March 2023

A Renaissance gold pendant, the work of a sixteenth-century French goldsmith, is a fine\r\nexample of one of the decorative arts of the period, and was probably made for Mary Queen of Scots. A gold signet ring, formerly belonging to Mary Queen of Scots, with Arms\r\nsimilar to those on the Pendant is in the possession of the British Museum. It is thought to date to the decade between 1548 and 1558.
Notes: (7) A Brooch Fragment from Freswick Links, Caithness
Authors: Edwards Arthur J H
Published: March 2023

The brooch fragment was found within a deposit of red ashes, bone and shell. The upper surface of the ornament is partially gilt, and in the centre of the hoop is an oval sunk panel in which there had probably been an amber setting. Between the central portion and the terminal the hoop is traversed longitudinally by a moulding, in relief, running parallel to its flanged edges. The terminal is lozenge-shaped, with raised margins, and at the junction of the terminal with the hoop the edge expands so as to form a small hood. In the centre of the terminal is an amber setting, placed, in relief, within a circle divided into four segments by lines radiating from the setting to each corner of the terminal.
Notes: (8) Short Cists in the Parish of Innerwick, East Lothian
Authors: Stevenson Robert B K , Low Alexander
Published: March 2023

A short cist was discovered during ploughing at Thurston Mains and an intact beaker vessel, a flint knife and some bones were removed. The cist contained two crouched skeletons, both women under thirty five years of age. The body positions suggest that they were buried at the same time. A cist and beaker urn were found on the farm of Skateraw, after which the cist was filled in.
Notes: (10) Notice of a Long Cist, Middleton, Friockheim
Authors: Stevenson Robert B K
Published: March 2023

A stone-built long cist was disturbed during ploughing. It contained the skull and arm bones of an adult.
Donations to and purchases for the Library, 1939-40
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

A list of acquisitions for the Society's library from 1939 – 1940.
Excavations on the estate of Meikleour, Perthshire, 1939
Authors: Richmond Ian A
Published: March 2023

A fortification on the Black Hill is re-interpreted as a Roman signal tower on the basis of further excavation. The tower is placed in a curious position. It does not, as might be expected, face Inchtuthil, three miles away. Its immediate objective is two isolated gaps or passages in a large linear earthwork, which runs across the plain some 500 yards away at the nearest point. The earthwork is known as the Cleaven Dyke. This was partly excavated and interpreted as a Roman limes or border defence.
The Chronology of the Early Christian Monuments of Scotland
Authors: Curle Cecil L
Published: March 2023

The paper presents a classification and a tentative chronology, and a review of the comparative material along with a consideration of the relvance of Pictish and Irish art. Although the whole collection of early sculptured stones in Scotland forms a very varied series, there is a main group of Christian monuments of a distinctive type of which there are more £han a hundred still in existence. These are distributed over an area extending northwards from the River Forth as far as the Shetland Islands, and westwards to the Hebrides, the majority, however, being on the east coast. The uniformly Celtic character of their decoration makes it clear that in origin they go back to the period of the Celtic Church, and that they form part of the great group of early Christian monuments which extend over Ireland, the Isle of Man, Wales, and parts of England, as well as Scotland. But, although belonging to this series, the Scottish 1 sculptures show a definite originality. A distribution map and many plates are included. \r\n
Notes on an Old Coal-Working and a Wooden Shovel from Ormiston, East Lothian
Authors: White Kenneth M
Published: March 2023

The coal workings are believed to be about two hundred years old based on historical references and the coal workings themselves. The wooden coal shovel was found in the old Four Feet workings. No superficial evidence now exists to mark the entrance to this old working, but entry was by a short stair-pit at a point near the present railway. The bottom of this old pit was encountered recently in the course of working the seam. The birch shovel is described and is thought to date to the seventeenth century.
The cup-marked stones of North Uist and Benbecula
Authors: Lyford-Pyke J D
Published: March 2023

A survey of all the known cup-marked stones is presented and includes stones which have been moved or are no longer extant. Three new groups are described for the first time.
Notes: (2) A Halbert of Copper from Fife
Authors: Waterston David
Published: March 2023

Chemical analysis proved that the halberd was made of copper rather than bronze. Many specimens of copper halberds of similar form have been discovered in Ireland, but comparatively few in Scotland. To date this is the twenty fourth example from Scotland.
Notes: (5) A Niche-Head at Sheriffhall, Midlothian
Authors: Watson G P H
Published: March 2023

All that remains of the Jacobean mansion of the Giffords of Sheriffhall is the stair-wing, now put to use as a dovecot. Among the stones in secondary use at a nearby farm as rubble were two pieces of fifteenth-century ecclesiastical work. One, which has since disappeared, was a section of a moulded cornice enriched with floral paterae; the other was the canopy of a niche; both had obviously been removed from a church of some importance. The arms depicted are those of an unidentified abbot who may have belonged to Newbattle.
Notes: (6) Examination of the Prehistoric Fort on Cairngryfe Hill, near Lanark
Authors: Childe V
Published: March 2023

The inner face of the inner ring of the fort nearly all round the site was revealed, showing that the central fort was an irregular oval. Extensive robbing of the stonework had taken place. Parts of the outer rampart were also detected. Artefacts included a jet suspension ring, a bronze terret, a hollow hemisphere of lead, and a bronze object of uncertain use.
The water-supply of the Roman Fort at Lyne
Authors: Richmond Ian A
Published: March 2023

The fort is located high above the water-table in their valleys, and impossibly deep well-digging would be required to reach any good supply. In the excavation of 1901, a number of tanks, cisterns and sewers were identified and these are re-interpreted as part of the system for water supply. It is difficult to determine, however, if these features were all of one period as there is evidence for both Antonine and Flavian occupation at Lyne.
The Campbeltown Raised Beach and its contained Stone Industry
Authors: McCallien W J , Lacaille A D
Published: March 2023

The relics are distributed throughout the upper part of the raised beach deposits, but locally they are concentrated. They originate from shore occupation-sites dating back to the period of rising sea-level, and they were incorporated into the beach\r\nformation during the emergence. The rolled and/or heavily patinated condition of some of the lithic products suggests they are older than their unscathed companions; yet no typological difference whatever can be detected between the altered and\r\nunchanged artefacts. Flint from Northern Ireland and local native rocks were employed including quartz and schistose grit. All the artifacts are of pre-Neolithic character. The Campbeltown industry may be grouped with the Mesolithic\r\nof Northern Ireland. The Argyll artefacts have their ancestry in the English Upper Palaeolithic (Creswellian), and consequently have their roots in the Aurignacian,\r\nindustrial vestiges of which are retained in the assemblage. Although no worked bone was obtained at Campbeltown, the infiltration of Baltic Forest Culture is suggested by a few objects, a small pick being particularly significant. The presence of these different forms also indicates that the Argyll stone industry is culturally more advanced and is possibly of lesser antiquity than the second stage of Movius's Early Larnian, which it otherwise so clearly resembles. Climatic conditions on the coasts of Northern Ireland and South Western Scotland in the Early Post-Glacial period being alike, and human needs being similar, these factors dictated the development of a local provincial culture. So far, only the more complex sections of the Antrim\r\nraised beach provide adequate proof of the evolution of this pre-Neolithic\r\nculture, but it is confidently expected that future researches in the Scottish\r\nlittoral deposits will afford equally conclusive evidence.
Preliminaries
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Front matter for Volume 75

Table of contents

List of illustrations

Laws of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

List of the Fellows, Corresponding members, Honorary Fellows, Etc., November 1941

Lady Associate

Societies, Institutions, &c., Exchanging publications
Anniversary meeting
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

At the Anniversary meeting a list of newly elected Fellows was presented, as was a list of deceased Fellows and a report on how this affected the Society's roll overall. Brief obituaries for some of the Fellows who died in the previous year was read. Other reports presented included:A report on the Society’s publicationsA report on the items added to the Society’s museum and library collections A note on the Rhind Lectures 1941The Treasurer's accounts for 1939-1940
A Roman oven at Mumrills, Falkirk
Authors: Robertson Anne S , Smythe J A
Published: March 2023

The oven was fully exposed and recorded in 1941. Analysis of the clay indicated that it had not been subjected to a very high temperature, comparable, for example, with that required for smelting iron or firing bricks. The oven could only have been used for baking. A piece of slag-like material found in a layer of burned clay inside the oven was identified as furnace-clinker formed by the burning of coal indicative of a fairly high temperature though not so high as in a smelting furnace. This does not prove that coal was used at Mumrills; all the evidence points to the use of wood as fuel. In its general plan and in the way in which it was worked, the Mumrills\r\noven resembled the circular baking-ovens commonly used in Roman forts.
Notes: (3) Local Manufacture of Neolithic Pottery
Authors: Scott W Lindsay , Phemister James
Published: March 2023

The discovery at the Neolithic occupation site of Bilean an Tighe, North Uist, of kilns in which pottery had been manufactured on a considerable scale and over a substantial period of time was reported in an earlier article. The similarity of the latest products of these kilns to pottery of the Unstan bowl type from Orkney, and particularly to a bowl from Rousay, suggested the possibility that the factory might have worked to some degree for export, and this possibility was tested by petrological examination of sherds from North Uist and Orkney sites. The evidence for local manufacture was in each case conclusive. The possibility of a Neolithic trade in pottery is naturally not excluded by the negative evidence of fourteen sherds, but it is rendered less likely.
Preliminaries
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Front matter for Volume 76

Table of contents

List of illustrations

Laws of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

List of the Fellows, Corresponding members, Honorary Fellows, Etc., November 1942

Lady Associate

Societies, Institutions, &c., Exchanging publications
Processional Roll of a Scottish Armorial Funeral, stated to have been used for the Obsequies of George, 1st Marquess of Huntly, 1636
Authors: Innes Thomas
Published: March 2023

A description of the long and picturesque roll of an early seventeenth-century Scottish funeral procession is presented. According to the backing the procession is that of the funeral of George, 1st Marquis of Huntly, June 1636. A brief history of the life of Huntly is included. However, there is not a single emblem which can be relied on conclusively identifying this roll with the funeral procession of either this or any other Marquis or Earl of Huntly, or indeed with anybody at all, a point which emphasises the historical importance of heraldry, and the unfortunate results of neglecting to depict it with at least a reasonable attempt at accuracy. It is argued that the heraldry is deliberately indefinite, has no reference to any particular person, family or funeral, and that the conventional order of funeral procession for a nobleman in Scotland, at or about the beginning of the seventeenth century is presented.
Notes: (1) A Hoard of Bronzes from Ballymore, Cowal, Argyll
Authors: Childe V Gordon
Published: March 2023

The hoard consists of eight socketed axes, two leaf-shaped swords, seven spearheads, and a corrugated bronze tube. All the objects were covered with a beautiful patina, but they were deeply corroded and broken. It seems almost certain that all the objects, save perhaps the swords, were already damaged before their deposition in the earth; the hoard in fact belongs to the class, so common in the Late Bronze Age, known as founders' hoards. The axes are all of distinctly Irish type. The hoard represents the first accurately located Late Bronze Age objects, to be reported from the eastern shore of Loch Fyne.
Notes: (2) Discovery of a Short Cist containing a Beaker Urn at Boghead Farm, Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire
Authors: Edwards Arthur J H
Published: March 2023

The cist consisted of rough stone slabs and contained a fine specimen of a beaker urn, but no skeletal remains.
Notes: (6) Brimmond Treasure Trove
Authors: Cruickshank James
Published: March 2023

A hoard of about a hundred coins lying loose under one of the numerous small boulders was discovered on Brimmond Hill. Most of the coins belonged to the reign of King Charles I. The latest is dated 1632, which suggests that the find is associated with the "troubles" arising out of the Covenanting Wars during the years 1639-46. The coins show signs of considerable use and are largely made up of "Turners" of the time of Charles I. There are a few silver coins, also some of the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary, and a number of Dutch and German origin.
Donations to and purchases for the Library, 1942-1943
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

A list of acquisitions for the Society's library from 1942 – 1943.
Meetings of the Society, 1943
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Details of Society meetings held in 1943.
A Pictish symbol stone from Golspie, Sutherland
Authors: Davidson J M
Published: March 2023

A flat slab lying on top of a short cist was found to be carved. it was not the original capstone. On one face are incised five symbols lightly scribed, the markings\r\nbeing not more than mere scorings, which might have been engraved by the rounded point of a small nail. At the top of the stone is a crescent symbol with downward horns. The central portion has a geometrical design of curved lines, which is balanced on each side by another pattern of spirals. There is also a v-rod, a crescent, an elephant, a mirror and a comb.
Some notable prehistoric and medieval monuments recently exmined by the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Authors: Childe V Gordon , Graham Angus
Published: March 2023

The prehistoric monuments include three unpublished chambered cairns, the fine megalithic cist at Hailie, Largs, a pair of standing stones at Kames, Cowel which look like the portal stones of a chamber, six round cairns, domestic structures (an earth-house, hut circles and enclosures) of uncertain age, two newly discovered vitrified forts, two brochs and a number of duns or forts. The medieval remains include four motes, earthworks at Buzzart Dykes, a large medieval hut circle and 'Wallace's Stone'. The latter is decorated by a pecked cross of the Maltese type.
The excavation of Esslemont Castle, Aberdeenshire
Authors: Simpson W Douglas , Richardson J S , Grant Francis G
Published: March 2023

A brief account of the history of the castle and results of excavation are presented. Only the ruin of a small castellated mansion, dating from the later sixteenth century was visible. Excavation revealed the base of a massive tower-house thought to date to the fifteenth century. A brief note on the Cheyne family who owned the tower-house and a pottery sherd which came from Germany are included.
Notes: (1) An Addendum to Brook's Account of Scottish Maces
Authors: McInnes C T
Published: March 2023

A document, which was not accessible to Brook in 1892, when his article was written, reveals certain new evidence on the subject. It is suggested that the mace now in use\r\nas the President's mace in the Court of Session was the Treasurer's mace and that the more appropriate Chancellor's mace is now lost.
Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, 1943-1944
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

A list of acquisitions for the Society's museum and library from 1943 – 1944.
Meetings of the Society 1944
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Details of Society meetings held in 1944.
Mace-heads of 'cusion' type in Britain
Authors: Gibson W J
Published: March 2023

A total of thirty nine examples of this type have been identified. They are always very finely crafted and have at least a dozen specific characters, in dimensions, shape, and relation of parts. The geographic range of the type in Britain north and south is wide, but is very restricted east and west. Their function is thought to be ceremonial.
Preliminaries
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

Front matter for Volume 78

Table of contents

List of illustrations

Laws of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

List of the Fellows, Corresponding members, Honorary Fellows, Etc., November 1944

Lady Associate

Societies, Institutions, &c., Exchanging publications
Canoes, coffins and cooking troughs
Authors: Sayce R U
Published: March 2023

A number of hollowed logs from a variety of locations across Britain are described. They include a possible coffin, troughs for storing water and troughs thought to be for cooking.
Hatton House, Midlothian
Authors: Simpson W Douglas
Published: March 2023

Hatton House is medieval in origin though it continued to be modified until the eighteenth century. An architectural account is presented along with historical references.
Opening of the Exhibition "From the Stone Age to the '45" in the National Museum
Authors: Normand Lord
Published: March 2023

An address given to mark the opening of the exhibition.
Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, 1944-1945
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

A list of acquisitions for the Society's museum and library from 1944 – 1945. Appended are details of Society meetings held in 1945.
Anniversary Meeting
Authors: - -
Published: March 2023

At the Anniversary meeting a list of newly elected Fellows was presented, as was a list of deceased Fellows and a report on how this affected the Society's roll overall. Other reports presented included:A report on the Society’s publicationsA note on the DirectorshipA report on the Society’s museum and library collections A note on the Rhind LecturesThe Treasurer's accounts for 1943-1944