Vol. 5 (1865) | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

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

Part I covers the Society's 83rd session, 1862-3

Part II covers the Society's 84th session, 1863-4

Published: 30-11-1865

Front matter

Preliminaries for Part I 83rd session (1862-3)

i-xx
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Preliminaries for Part II 84th session (1863-4)

xxi-xxvii
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Articles

Anniversary Meeting 28th November 1862

1-9
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Account of the Discoveries at the Knowe of Saverough

James Farrer

10-19
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Translations of the Runic Inscriptions at Maeshowe, Orkney

John M Mitchell

20
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On the Vestiges of the Forest of Cree, in Galloway

Arthur Mitchell

20-33
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Observations on the Inca and Yunga Nations; their early Remains; and on Ancient Peruvian Skulls

Archibald Smith

34-46
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Notice of Monoliths in the Island of Mull

Thomas McLauchlan

46-52
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Note of a Peculiar Stone Mould found near Jedburgh

John Alexander Smith

53-58
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Copy of the Original Warrant for Inquiry into the Slaughter of the M'Donalds of Glencoe, April 1695

58-60
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Meeting Notes 24 March 1863

61-65
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Some Remarks on the Scottish Language, particularly as employed by the earlier Scottish Poets

Lord Neaves

65-78
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Notices of Remains from the Ancient Lacustrine Habitations of Switzerland; and from the Drift of the Valley of the Somme

George J Allman

79-80
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Meeting Notes 13 April 1863

81-84
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Notice of a Bronze Implement, and Bones of the Ox and Dog, found in a bed of Undisturbed Gravel, at Kinleith, near Currie, Mid-Lothian

John Alexander Smith

84-98
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Note of Human Remains in Wooden Coffins, found in the East Links of Leith

Robert Paterson

98-100
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Notice of Stone Cists and an Urn, found near Arbroath, Forfarshire

Andrew Jervise

100-102
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Notice of Supposed Cranium of Robert Logan of Restalrig

David H Robertson

102-105
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Notes respecting Coins found in the Walls of an Old House in the Town of Ayr; and at the Village of Newstead, Roxburghshire

George Sim

105-108
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Notice of a Roman Aureus of Nero, found near Newstead, Roxburghshire in 1862

John Alexander Smith

108-116
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Notice of the Remains of Two Ancient Lake Dwellings or Crannoges, in the Loch of the Clans, on the Estate of James Rose, of Kilravock, Nairnshire, with a Plan

John Grigor

116-119
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Notice of an Artificial Cave in the Parish of Alvey, Inverness-shire

David Brewster

119
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Memorandum Respecting the Smellie Correspondence, presented to the Society by the Trustees of the late John Smellie

David Laing

120-129
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Notice of a Group of Four Circles of Standing Stones in the South Corner of the Parish of Banchory Devenich, County of Kincardine

Alexander Thomson

130-135
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Account of the Discovery of the Supposed Cemetery of the Hospital of St John the Baptist, at Hospitalfield, near Arbroath

Andrew Jervise

135-137
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Note of the Original Matrix of the Seal of the Burgh of Aberdeen, A.D. 1430

Cosmo Innes

138-140
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Note Respecting the Book-Stamp of Archbishop Hamilton of St Andrews, 1548-1571

Henry Laing

140-141
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List of the Protocol Books of the City of Edinburgh, with Extracts

Thomas Thomson

141-164
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Notes Respecting Two Bronze Shields recently purchased for the Museum of the Society

William T McCulloch

165-168
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Anniversary Meeting 30 November 1863

169-189
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Notes of an Examination of 'The Devil's Dyke', in Dumfriesshire

George Vere Irving

189-195
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Notes of an 'Eirde House' at Bogfechil, parish of Udny

William Temple

195-196
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Vice President's Address 26 January 1864

Cosmo Innes

196-222
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An Account of Two Barrows at Spottiswood, Berwickshire, opened by Lady John Scott

Lady John Scott; J Y Simpson (Contributor)

222-224
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Notice of various attempts which have been made to Read and Interpret the Inscription on the Newton Stone, Garioch, Aberdeenshire

Alexander Thomson

224-234
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Notes of Coins, &c., recently discovered in Scotland

George Sim

234-242
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Two Days' Diggings in Sutherland

James Joass; J Y Simpson (Contributor)

242-247
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Notice of Excavations in the Chambered Mound of Maeshowe, in Orkney, and of the Runic Inscriptions on the Walls of its central Chamber

John Stuart

247-279
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Notes on the Characters of the Cranium found in a Short Cist near Dunse, July 1863

William Turner

279-283
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Notes on the 'Eirde House,' at Culsh, in Tarland, Aberdeenshire

Andrew Jervise

283-289
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Notes on the Ogham Inscription on the Newton Stone

William F Skene

289-298
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Notice of a Sculptured Stone on the Farm of Auchrynie, Parish of Old Deer, Aberdeenshire

Alexander Murray

299
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On the Sculpturings of Cups and Concentric Rings observed on Stones and Rocks in various parts of Scotland, &c

Alexander Murray

299
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On the sculpturings of cups and concentric rings observed on stones and rocks in various parts of Scotland &c.

J Y Simpson

299-303
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Notice of the 'Eirde House' or Underground Chamber, at Migvie, Aberdeenshire, with Plans

Andrew Jervise

304-306
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Notice of a Gold Watch, said to have belonged to Prince Charles Edward Stuart, and of its late Possessor

George Seton

307-310
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A curious Old Watch, the gift of Gustavus Adolphus to a Scottish Officer in his service, was exhibited by John Alexander Smith

John Alexander Smith

310-311
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Notice of a Cist and its Contents in the Parish of Eddertoun, Ross-shire, recently opened

J M Joass

311-315
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Notice of a Notarial Instrument, narrating the Proceedings on the Election of Janet Hoppringil as Prioress of Coldstream, on 23d February 1537-8

Andrew Gillman

315-320
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Notice of a Stone Cist, Wooden Drinking Cup, and an old Dry Stone Dyke, found in Shetland

Roderick A F A Coyne

320-321
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Further Notice of Explorations on the Hill of the Laws, Forfarshire

James Neish

321-331
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Further Explorations of the Ancient Lake Dwellings in the Loch of the Clans, on the Estate of Kilravock, Nairnshire

John Grigor

332-335
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Description of a Scottish Pilgrim in the middle of the Twelfth Century

George Vere Irving

336-339
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Notes respecting the recent Excavations at Cambuskenneth Abbey

J M Mitchell, James Alexander

339-345
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Notice of Antiquities in the Parish of Airlie, Forfarshire

Andrew Jervise

346-357
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Notes of various Objects of Antiquity in Strathnaver

J M Joass

357-360
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Notes of Fragments of Roman Pottery, Lead, Iron, Brass Coins of Hadrian, &c., recently found near Newstead, Roxburghshire

John Alexander Smith

360-362
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Account of the opening of an ancient Cist in the Parish of Cabrach, Aberdeenshire

John Christie

362-364
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Notice respecting Francois Thurot, a French naval officer, buried at Kirkmaiden, Wigtonshire, in the year 1760

George Corsane Cuninghame; David Laing (Contributor)

364-368
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Notice of Germanic Antiquities and Roman Coins, discovered in the Chalybeate Spring at Pyrmont in Hanover

Adolf Dammann

368-371
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Notice of Coins of David I. of Scotland, and Henry I. of England, found, with Gold Ornaments, &c., at Plan, in the Island of Bute, in June 1863

John H Pollexfen; George Sim (Contributor)

372-384
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On the Sculpturings of Cups and Concentric Rings observed on Stones and Rocks in various parts of Scotland, &c

J Y Simpson

385
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Professor P. A. Munch. (with plate)

385-386
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Index

Index

387-416
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