Vol 6 (1868) | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

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

Part I covers the Society's 85th session, 1864-5

Part II covers the Society's 86th session, 1865-6

Published: 30-11-1868

Front matter

Preliminaries for Part I 85th session (1864-5)

i-xx
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Preliminaries for Part II 86th session (1865-6)

xxi-xxiv
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Articles

Anniversary Meeting 30 November 1864

1-14
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An Account of the Excavations at Cambuskenneth Abbey in May 1864

James E Alexander

14-25
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Notice relating to the Interment of King James III. of Scotland, and of his Queen, Margaret of Denmark, in the Abbey Church, Cambuskenneth

David Laing

26-33
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Account of a Manuscript of the Eleventh Century by Marianus of Ratisbone

Alexander P Forbes

33-48
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Notice respecting the Monument to the Regent Earl of Murray, now restored, within the Church of St Giles, Edinburgh

David Laing

49-55
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Account of Graves recently discovered at Hartlaw, on the farm of Westruther Mains, with Drawings by Lady John Scott

John Stuart

55-61
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Notice of a Long-shaped Cist, with Skeleton, found near Yarrow Kirk, Selkirkshire

Contributor(s): John Alex Smith; James Russell

62-70
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Observations on some of the Runic Inscriptions at Maeshowe, Orkney

Ralph Carr

70-83
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Note of a Copper Plate and Bronze Ornaments from Cluny

John Stuart

83-91
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Notice of the Site of the Battle of Ardderyd or Arderyth

William Forbes Skene

91-98
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Account of the Recent Examination of a Cairn, called 'Cairngreg,' on the Estate of Linlathen

John Stuart

98-103
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Notice of the Fort on Cairby Hill, and other Antiquities in Liddesdale, in a letter to Mr Stuart, Sec. S.A. Scot

John Maughan

103-107
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Note relative to Excavations at Balgone, near North Berwick

John Struthers

107-114
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Notice of a Group of Artificial Islands in the Loch of Dowalton, Wigtownshire and of other Artificial Islands or 'Crannogs' throughout Scotland

John Stuart

114-183
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Notice of Stone Cists discovered near the 'Catstane,' Kirkliston

Robert Hutchison

184-194
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Report on some Human Crania found in Stone Coffins, near the 'Catstane,' Kirkliston

William M Turner

195-198
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Translation of an Assyrian Inscription on the Sculptured Slab recently presented to the Museum by Profeesor J Y Simpson

H Fox Talbot

198-210
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Account of Excavations at Hurley Hawkin

Andrew Jervise

210-217
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Notice of Cairns recently examined on the Estate of Rothie, Aberdeenshire

John Stuart

217-218
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Notices of the Localities in a Grant of the Lands of Keig and Monymusk, by Malcolm, King of Scots, to the Church of St Andrews; and a Sketch or History of the Priory of Monymusk

Alex Low

218-239
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On some Remains of the Stone Period in the Buchan District of Aberdeenshire

Thomas F Jamieson

240-245
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Notice of some Human and other Remains recently found at Kelso

William Turner

245-249
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Notice of an Eirde House at Eriboll, in the Parish of Durness, Sutherlandshire

Arthur Mitchell

249-250
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Notices of Flint Flakes found in the Parish of Abernethy, Strathspey

Arthur Mitchell

251-252
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Note of two Bronze Swords, recently found under Moss at South Uist

F W L Thomas

252-253
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Notice of Flints from Caves in the Wady Meghara, in Arabia

John Turnbull

253-255
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On the use of the 'Mustard Cap and Bullet' in the North of Scotland

John Alex Smith

255-258
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Notes on the Excavation of an Ancient Building at Tapock in the Torwood, Parish of Dunipace, County of Stirling

Joseph Dundas

259-265
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Note on a Human Skull found at Fyrish, Evantown

William Turner

266
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Anniversary Meeting 30 November 1865

267-276
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Account of the Opening of a Cairn on the Estate of Pittodrie, Aberdeenshire

Charles E Dalrymple

276-278
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Notice of Recent Excavations in Chedworth Wood, on the Estate of the Earl of Eldon, in the County of Gloucester

James Farrer

278-283
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Notes relating to Mrs Esther (Langlois or) Inglis, the celebrated Calligraphist, with an Enumeration of Manuscript Volumes written by her between the years 1586 and 1624

David Laing

284-314
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On the Kymric Element in the Celtic Topography of Scotland

Thomas McLauchlan

315-324
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Notice of Cairns, called 'Fairy Knowes,' in Shetland, recently examined

D D Black

324-327
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Notes of various Antiquities in Ross and Sutherland

Contributor(s): James M Joass; John Stuart

327
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Notice of the Clach-a-Charra, a Stone of Memorial at Onich, in Lochaber

James Drummond

328-336
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An Account of Excavations in Cairns near Crinan

Contributor(s): William Greenwell; John Stuart

336-351
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Notice of a Cairn at Kilchoan, Argyleshire, and its Contents

Contributor(s): R J Mapleton; John Stuart

351-355
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Notice of Human Remains found in Digging at the Citadel, North Leith

D H Robertson

356
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Notice of three small Bronze Blades, or Instruments believed to be Razors, and a Bronze Socketed Celt in the Museum of the Society, with Remarks on other small Bronze Blades

John Alexander Smith

357-371
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Notice of a Bronze Battle-Axe found near Bannockburn now in the Museum of the Society

John Alexander Smith

372-376
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Notice of a Collection of Primitive Implements of the Ancient Swiss Lake-Dwellers, from Concise, on Lake Neufchatel

Daniel Wilson

376-386
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Notes on some Northern Antiquities

James M Joas

386-388
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Account of the Discovery of a Circular Group of Cinerary Urns and Human Bones at Westwood, near Newport, on the Tay

Contributor(s): Andrew Jervise; John Stuart

388-394
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Note regarding Cist and Urn found at Invergowrie

Andrew Jervise

394-401
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Account of Excavations in Groups of Cairns, Stone Circles, and Hut Circles on Balnabroch, Parish of Kirkmichael, Perthshire, and at West Persie, in that neighbourhood

John Stuart

402-410
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Notice of a Barrow containing Cists, on the Farm of Newbigging, near Kirkwall: and at Ibister, in the parish of Rendall, Orkney

George Petrie

411-418
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Notice of the Discovery of Cists containing Urns and Burned Bones at Torran Dubh, near Tain

James M Joas

418-419
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Notes of the Excavation of two Shell-Mounds on the Eastern Coast of Aberdeenshire

Contributor(s): Charles E Dalrymple; John Stuart

423-426
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Notice of the Church of St Congan at Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, and of a Fresco of St Ninian discovered in it in December 1861

John Stuart

427-433
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Notice of a Bronze Vessel found recently in the Vorarlberg

Contributor(s): John Sholto Douglass; William Brown

434-442
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On the Chambered Cairns of Caithness, with Results of Recent Explorations

Joseph Anderson

442-451
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Notices of Robert Riddell of Glenriddell, Esq., and of some of his Manuscripts and Books

James Irvine

451-456
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Note of the Discovery of English Pennies of Edward I. and II. in the Parish of Keir, Dumfriesshire

George Sim

457
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Account of a Canoe of Oak found in the Castle Loch of Closeburn, Dumfriesshire

John Adam

458
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Appendix: On ancient sculpturings of cups and concentric rings, &c

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Appendix: Introduction

J Y Simpson

1
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Appendix: Part I Varieties in the Sculptures

2-11
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Appendix: Part 2 Localities of the Sculptures

12-63
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Appendix: Part 3 Analogous Sculptures in other countries

62-78
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Appendix: Part 4 General Inferences

79-134
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Appendix: Notices of some ancient sculptures on the walls of caves in Fife

135-148
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Index

Index

459-471
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