Vol. 4 (1863) | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

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The fourth volume of the Society's Proceedings is divided into two Parts:

Part I covers the Society's 81st session, 1860-1

Part II covers the Society's 82nd session, 1861-2

Published: 30-11-1863

Front matter

Preliminaries for Part I 81st session (1860-1)

i-xx
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Preliminaries for Part II 82nd session (1861-2)

xxi-xxix
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Articles

Anniversary Meeting 30 November 1860

1-5
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Address on Archaeology

J Y Simpson

5-55
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On the Ancient Stone Edifices in the Alps, called Heathen Huts

Ferdinand Keller

56-58
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On Celtic Sepulchral Remains at Tosson, near Rothbury, Northumberland

George Tate

58-64
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Note of the Antiquities of Udny, Aberdeenshire, in a Letter to the Secretary

Charles S Temple; John Stuart (Contributor)

64-67
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Report on the Scottish and English Coins in the Society's Museum

George Sim

67-74
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Plan of the Remains of the Ancient Chapel-Royal, called Kirkheugh, St Andrews, with a Descriptive Notice

Robert Anderson; David Laing (Contributor)

74-86
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Notice of some Stone Crosses, with Special Reference to the Market Crosses of Scotland

James Drummond

86-115
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Observations respecting Articles collected in the Outer Hebrides, and now presented to the Museum

F W L Thomas

115-119
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On the Cat-Stane, Kirkliston Is it not the Tombstone of the Grandfather of Hengist and Horsa?

J Y Simpson

119-169
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On the Early Frisian Settlements in Scotland

William F Skene

169-181
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Notice of Patrick Chalmers, M.D., of Haselhead and Fedderat, Professor of Medicine in Aberdeen, and of his Practice as a Physician in the end of the seventeenth and beginning of the eighteenth century

John I Chalmers

181-188
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Notices, Historical and Architectural, of the Round Tower of Brechin

Richard Rolt Brash

188-210
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Notes on Scottish Curing-Stones and Amulets

J Y Simpson

211-224
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Note relating to a Monumental Brass in the Old Church of Ormiston, East Lothian

John Struthers

225-231
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'Declaration' against the National Covenants of Scotland 1685

David Laing; John Alexander Smith (Contributor)

232-237
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Names of some of the Persons who have Original Copies of the National Solemn League and Covenants

David Laing

238-250
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On various Superstitions in the North-West Highlands and Islands of Scotland, especially in relation to Lunacy

Arthur Mitchell

251-288
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Notes relating to 'Haddo's Hole' in St Giles' Church, Edinburgh

William T McCulloch

289-293
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Note respecting Bronze Mirror, &c., found at Balmaclellan, New Galloway

George Murray, D H Robertson (Contributor)

293-300
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Notice of the Early Ecclesiastical Settlements at St Andrews

William F Skene

300-321
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Notice of recent Excavations at Tormore, in the Island of Arran

J Jamieson

321
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Historical Notices of the 'Broch' or Burghead, in Moray, with an Account of its Antiquties

James MacDonald

321-342
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Continuation of Mr Macdonald's Paper on Burghead, from Part I. Vol. IV of the Proceedings

James MacDonald

343-369
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Anniversary Meeting 29 November 1861

- -; James Farrer, David Laing (Contributor)

371-382
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Notes on some Antiquities in the Parish of Alford, Aberdeenshire

James Gillan; John Stuart (Contributor)

382-386
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Notice of Remains near Peterhead, in a Letter to the Secretary

Alexander Murray

386-387
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Notices of the Castle and Painted Room or Hall of Earlshall, in Fifeshire

Andrew Jervise

387-391
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Notes of the 'Visitation of the Pestilence' from the Parish Records of South Leith, A.D. 1645, in connexion with the Excavations of large masses of Human Remains during the Drainage Operations at Wellington Place, Leith Links, A.D. 1861-2

D H Robertson

392-400
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Notices of some of the Abbots of Kinloss, and of a Volume which belonged successively to Robert Reid, one of the Abbots; William Gordon, Bishop of Aberdeen; and John Leslie, Bishop of Ross

John Stuart

400-411
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Notes on the Lewis Chessmen

F W L Thomas

411-413
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Notice of an Earthen Jar, found in excavating the foundation of an old house in Leith

Robert Paterson

413-416
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Meeting notes 10 March 1862

417-420
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Notice of Sir Peter Young of Seaton; and copies of his Letters to the Laird of Barnbarroch relative to their Embassies to Denmark, in the reign of James VI

John Inglis Chalmers

420-427
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Additional Notices of Sir Peter Young

David Laing

427-429
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Notice of Remains found under a Cairn, surrounded by upright stones, on the Farm of Burreldales, parish of Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, in a Letter to the Secretary

James H Chalmers

429-431
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Notes on an ancient British Gold Coin, inscribed 'Bodvoc.'

George Sim

432-436
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Notice of the recent Excavation of an underground Building at Buchaam, Strathdon, on the property of Sir Charles Forbes, Baronet, of Newe and Edinglassie

Arthur Mitchell

436-443
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Stone Circles near Shap, Westmoreland

James Simpson

443-449
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Note concerning the Residence of the Barons Balmerino, in Leith

David H Robertson

449-454
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Notes in connexion with twelve Autograph Letters by Major-General James Wolfe, who fell at the Capture of Quebec on 13th September 1759, addressed to Captain, afterwards Lieut.-Colonel William Rickson, Quarter-master General of North Britain

John Buchanan

455-459
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Extracts from the Presbytery Records of Dalkeith, relating to the parish of Newbattle, during the incumbency of Mr Robert Leighton, 1641-1653

Thomas Gordon; David Laing (Contributor)

459-492
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Account of the Excavation of the Round or 'Bee-hive' shaped House, and other under-ground chambers, at West Grange of Conan, Forfarshire

Andrew Jervise

492-499
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Account of Excavations within the Stone Circles of Arran

James Bryce

499-524
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Additional Notes in reference to the inscribed stone found near Yarrow Kirk, Selkirkshire

John Alexander Smith

524-540
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Account of the Plate-Marks used in Scotland since the year 1457, and Chronological List of those of Edinburgh from 1681; to which is added a Note of those used in Glasgow

James H Sanderson

541-548
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Exhibition of Mason-Marks copied from Melrose Abbey, Dryburgh, Jedburgh, &c

John Alex Smith

548-554
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Notes of the Search for the Tomb of the Royal Foundress of the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity at Edinburgh (in 1848)

Daniel Wilson

554-566
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Remarks on the Character of Mary of Gueldres, Consort of King James the Second of Scotland; in connextion with an attempt to determine the Place of her Interment in Trinity College Church, Edinburgh

David Laing

566-577
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Notices and Examples of Inscriptions on Old Castles and Town Houses in the North-east of Scotland

Andrew Jervise

578-592
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Notice of an Ancient Cross-bow found under the Moss on the Estate of Auchmeddan, Aberdeenshire, in a Letter to the Secretary

Alexander Murray

592
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Note respecting the Royal Exchange, Edinburgh, and the Original List of Subscribers in 1752

David Laing

593-597
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Notice of a Roman Bronze Patella, found on the Farm of Palace, in Teviotdale, Roxburghshire; with Chemical Analysis of the Metal and Inside Coating of the Patella, by Stevenson Macadam, Ph.D., Lecturer on Chemistry

John Alexander Smith

597-601
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Additional notes

602
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Index

Index

603-629
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