Articles

• Preliminaries

  i-vii

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• Account of Two Ancient Monuments in the Church of St Mary, Rothesay

  John Mackinlay
  

  1-3

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• Ecclesiastical Collections for Aberdeenshire

  James Logan
  

  4-16

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• Some Account of a Subterraneous Structure in Swabia, supposed to have been connected with the Ancient Jurisdiction of the Secret Tribunal in that Counry

  James Skene
  

  17-39

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• Description of an Ancient Silver Bracelet found at Brugh Head

  Thomas Lauder
  

  39-40

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• Summary of Various Communications made to the Society regarding the Discover of Early Sepulchral Remains: I. Notice of the Discovery of numerous Stone Coffins near Cramond

  40-42

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• II. Discovery of Ancient Graves near the river Teith. Communicated by Henry Home Drummond, of Blair-Drummond, Esq

  Henry Home Drummond
  

  42

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• III. Account of a large Tumulus or Barrow, near the West Coast of the Peninsula of Cantyre

  Alexander Seton
  

  43

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• IV. Notice, by A Seton, Esq., of Tumuli which were discovered at Bowerhouses, near Dunbar, in a Letter to the Secretary

  Alexander Seton
  

  44

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• VI. Account of a Grave discovered in the parish of Banchory-Devenick

  Alexander Thompson
  

  45-47

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• V. Narrative of Human Remains, a Comb, &c., which were dug out of the Burgh, or Circular Fort, of Burgar, in the parish of Evie, Orkney. Communicated by A Peterkin, Esq

  A Peterkin
  

  44-45

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• VII. Account of a Stone Coffin found near Dryburgh Abbey, being an Extract of a Letter from Captain Erskine addressed to Alexander Smellie, Esq.,

  - Erskine
  

  47-48

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• VIII. Notice of an Ancient Grave discovered on the Site of the Royal Circus, Edinburgh

  James Skene
  

  48

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• IX. Extract from the Minutes of the Society, dated April 28, 1823, regarding Stone Coffins, found near Stockbridge.Extract from the Minutes of the Society, dated April 28. 1823

  48

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• X. Notice of Stone Coffins found opposite to Bellevue (or St Mary's) Church, Edinburgh. Communicated by Patrick Neill, Esq

  Patrick Neill
  

  48-49

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• XI. Notice of an Urn, in which were contained very curious Jet Ornaments discovered near Assint, in Ross-shire. Communicated by Sir George S Mackenzie, of Coul, Baronet

  George Mackenzie
  

  49

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• XI. Remarks on the above communication

  - Hibbert-Ware
  

  49-50

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• Notice respecting an Ancient Ship discovered in a Garden at Stranrawer, in Galloway

  Alexander Kennedy
  

  51-52

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• Fragment of Verses by a Native of Hetland, (Shetland), written in the Fifteenth Century. From a M.S. in the University Library of Copenhagen; with Notes by Professor Magnusen

  - Magnusen
  

  53-55

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• Enquiry into the Origin of the Mercheta Mulierum

  John Anderson
  

  56-73

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• On the Antiquities of Lochmaben

  John Gardiner
  

  74-80

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• Precepts issued on the death of Henry Darnley, King of Scotland, for perfuming his body, and for providing a Mourning Dress to Mary, Queen of Scots, on the occasion, (February 1566)

  A MacDonald
  

  80-82

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• Letter and Report respecting the Unpublished Commentary on Milton's Paradise Lost, by the late John Callander, of Craigforth, Esq., in the possession of the Society

  David Laing
  

  83-91

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• Account of a Roman Station near Crickhowel, in Brecknockshire

  H Payne
  

  91-98

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• Description of a Remarkable Bronze Relic, found near the estuary of the river Findhorn, in the possession of Lady Cumming, of Altyre

  Thomas Lauder
  

  99-102

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• Memoir on the Tings of Orkney and Shetland

  Samuel Hibbert
  

  103-210

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• On some of the Stone Circles and Cairns in the neighbourhood of Inverness

  George Anderson
  

  211-222

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• Letter on the Superstitions of the Highlands, addressed to the Right Honourable James Drummond, of Perth

  James Robertson
  

  223-229

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• Communication relative to a remarkable number of Horse-Shoes found on the Farm of West Nisbet, in the county of Berwick; supposed to be indicative of the site of the Battle of Nisbet Muir, A.D. 1355

  Robert Pitcairn
  

  229-230

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• Notice respecting Macbeth's Castle at Inverness

  - Grahame
  

  231-233

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• On the Site of Macbeth's Castle at Inverness

  John Anderson
  

  234-244

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• Original Letter containing some account of the Parliament which met at Edinburgh the 26th June 1678, and of the Seizure of Sir Patrick Hume, of Polwarth, Baronet

  William Hay
  

  245-247

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• Notices regarding Scotish Archery, particularly that of the Highlanders; together with some Original Documents relating to a levy of Highland Bowmen to serve in the war against France, in the year 1627

  Donald Gregory
  

  248-254

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• Notices of the Life of William Hamilton, of Bangour, Esq., and a Chronological List of his Poems

  James Chalmers
  

  255-266

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• List of Works respecting the Islands of Orkney and Shetland, forming a series of Donations to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, by A.Z., a Gentleman resident in London, and an Honorary Member of the Society

  - A Z
  

  267-274

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• Original Letters from James Gregorie, Professor of Mathematics in the University of St Andrews, to the Reverend Colin Campbell, Minister of Ardchattan, Argyleshire

  John Gregorson
  

  275-284

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• Commission, University of St Andrews, to Mr James Gregorie, Professor of Mathematics, 10th June 1673

  John Gregory
  

  285-286

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• Notice of Two Roman Sculptured Heads, preserved in the front of a house at the Netherbow, Edinburgh. Accompanied with a plate, engraved by David Allan, 1783

  David Laing
  

  287-289

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• An Account of the Ancient Crosier of St Fillans, described in a Letter from William Thomson, A.M. Student of Christ Church, in Oxford, to the Earl of Buchan

  William Thomson
  

  289-291

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• Letter from the Reverend John Geddes, D.D., giving some Account of Portraits preserved in the Scottish Benedictine Monastery of Wurtzburg

  John Geddes
  

  291

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• Part of a letter from the Earl of Buchan to the Secretary, giving an Account of a Tour by his Lordship through Aberdeenshire, in 1789

  - Earl of Buchan
  

  292-294

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• Letters from George Chalmers, Esq., and the Reverend John Geddes, D.D., respecting the extracts from Randolph's Letters concerning the Roman Antiquities discovered near Musselburgh in 1565

  George Chalmers, John Geddes
  

  294-295

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• Part of a letter from George Walker, Esq., Landscape Painter, to the Secretary, respecting Ancient Monuments in Edinburgh

  George Walker
  

  296

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• Contemporary account of the escape of Rob Roy, after being apprehended, in the year 1717, by the Duke of Athole; in a letter from the Reverend Mr Murray to the Reverend Colin Campbell, Minister of Ardchatton communicated by Sir Walter Scott, Baronet. From the original, in the possession of John Gregorson, of Ardtornish, Esq.

  Walter Scott
  

  296-297

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• Letter from Thomas Robertson, Esq., to the Earl of Buchan, respecting the Discovery of a Stone Coffin at Arbroath, supposed to contain the Remains of King William the Lyon

  Thomas Robertson
  

  297-298

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• Letter from Lieutenant-General Hutton to the Secretary, accompanying a Copy of a Portrait of William the Lyon, King of Scotland, presented to the Society

  H Hutton
  

  298

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• Notice of Two Ancient Stone Collars dug up near the Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, in possession of the late Mr Byres, of Tonley

  James Skene, James Bowd
  

  299

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• Letter addressed to Sir Water Scott, Baronet, by Mr James Bowd, on a Popular Superstition formerly used to prevent Cattle from Witchcraft; with Remarks on the Superstition

  James Skene
  

  300-301

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• Description of Two Ancient Camps on the Estate of Hay Newton, of Newton, Esq., East Lothian

  William Waring Hay
  

  301-305

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• Extract of a Letter, from Lieutenant James Edward Alexander, of the 16th Light Dragoons (Lancers) &c., giving an Account of an Ancient Building in the County of Kerry, called Staigh Fort

  James Edward Alexander
  

  305-307

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• Notice of an Ancient Carving on an Ambry, or Cupboard, in Aberdeenshire; in a Letter from James Logan, Esq., London

  James Logan
  

  307

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• Account of some Ancient Carvings in Oak; in a Letter from John Mackinlay, Esq

  John Mackinlay
  

  309-310

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• Notice regarding an Ancient Oak Pannel from Stirling Castle, on which is carved the Head of a King of Scotland

  James Alexander
  

  308-309

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• Two Acts of the Privy Council of Scotland, dated 20th November 1606, for establishing good rule on the Borders

  Robert Pitcairn
  

  310-311

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• Short Notice of Arnold Bronckhurst, Portrait Painter to King James VI. With an Original Account for Painting Portraits of His Majesty, and of George Buchanan

  Alexander MacDonald
  

  312-313

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• Letter from the Honourable Baron Clerk Rattray to E.W.A. Hay, Esq., with an interesting Anecdote of General Monk

  Clerk Rattray
  

  314

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• Letter from William Dyce, Esq., S.A., to James Skene, Esq., accompanying Specimens of the Ancient Painting on the Walls of the Baths of Titus at Rome

  William Dyce
  

  315-316

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• Short Latin Chronicle, being chiefly an Obituary relating to the Highalnds, and compiled early in the Sixteenth Century. Communicated by Donald Gregory, Esq., Secretary

  James MacGregor
  

  317-328

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• Index for the first 3 volumes

  329-337

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• Appendix part 1. Account of the Institution and Progress of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland

  William Smellie
  

  1-116

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• Appendix part 2. Account of the Institution and Progress of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland. Part Second.

  1-145

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• Appendix part 3. Account of the Institution and Progress of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland. Part III

  1-212

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