Vol. 2 (1859) | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

The second volume of the Society's Proceedings is divided into three Parts:

Part I covers the Society's 75th session, 1854–5 (published in 1856)

Part II covers the Society's 76th session, 1855–6 (published in 1858)

Part III covers the two sessions above as well as Society's 77th session, 1856–7 (published in 1859)

Published: 30-11-1859

Front matter

Preliminaries for Part I 75th session (1854-5)

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Preliminaries for Part II 76th session (1855-6)

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Preliminaries for Part III Multiple sessions (1854–5)–(1856–7)

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Articles

Anniversary Meeting 30 November 1854

1-5
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Notice of a 'Burgh,' Recently Opened in the Island of Burray, Orkney

James Farrer

5-6
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On the Present State of the Ruins of Iona, and their Preservation In a Letter to the Hon. Lord Murray, Vice-President

David Laing

7-12
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Notice of the Crozier of St Moluach, the Property of the Duke of Argyll

Cosmo Innes; Joseph Robertson (Contributor)

12-15
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Letter from the Glasgow Branch of the Architectural Institute

Charles H Wilson, J W Guild

15-17
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Notice of 'The Black Book of Breadalbane,' preserved at Taymouth, containing portraits of several members of the Breadalbane Family, executed in the beginning of the Seventeenth Century

Cosmo Innes

17-19
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Notes regarding a box which was presented by Alexander Pope, the Poet, to his supposed relative, the Rev. Alexander Pope, Minister of Reay, Caithness-shire

Robert Chambers

19-22
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Inedited Notices, from the Rotuli Scaccarii Regum Scotorum, of John Barbour, Archdeacon of Aberdeen, Author of 'The Bruce,'

Joseph Robertson

23-32
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Note on a Silver Reliquary bequeathed by E W A D Hay, found among his coins

W H Scott

32-35
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Notices of Ancient Gaelic Poems and Historical Fragments in a Ms. Volume (written in the years 1512 to 1529) called 'The Dean of Lismore's Book,' in the Advocates' Library

Thomas MacLauchlan

35-51
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Notice of the Ancient Die of a Scottish Coin found near Pittencrieff, recently presented to the Museum

W H Scott

52-55
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Remarks on some Clay Dagobas, bearing Sanscrit Stamps obtained in Ceylon

A Oswald Brodie

55-56
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Description of Antiquities in Orkney recently examined, with Illustrative Drawings

George Petrie

56-64
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Notes regarding historical and antiquarian peculiarities of the districts in Forfarshire, where the various relics now presented to the Museum of the Society were found

Andrew Jervise

64-70
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Notice of the outfort on Barry Hill, Forfarshire recently removed

T A Wise

70-71
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On the Bronze swords occasionally attributed to the Romans

Alexander Henry Rhind

72-75
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Notice of a Stone Coffin, found in the pavement of the Abbey Church, Dunfermline, in 1849, and of its contents

Peter Chalmers

75-77
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Notices of Impressions of Ancient Seals, principally of the Eglinton Family

W H Scott

78-79
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Notice of a Greek Medical Inscription found at Chester

J Y Simpson

79-81
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Notices of the Burial of King Malcolm III. in the Monastery at Tynemouth in 1093, and of the subsequent history of his remains

John Stuart

81-89
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On a curious difficulty as to evidence arising from an entry of the Duke of York's name in the sederunt of the Privy Council at Edinburgh, in July 1684

Robert Chambers

90-93
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Notice of Recent Excavations in the Hill Fort of Dunsinane, Perthshire

T A Wise

93-99
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Extract of a letter from the Councillor of State, C C Rafn, Secretary of The Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, Copenhagen, to J M Mitchell

100-101
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British Primeval Antiquities Their present treatment and their real claims

Alexander Henry Rhind

101
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Note addressed to David Laing, respecting some circumstances connected with the interment of Alexander III and Robert Bruce, Kings of Scotland, in the Abbey Church of Dunfermline

E Henderson

101-102
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Meeting notes 11 June 1855

102-103
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Notices of Sir Robert Crichton of Cluny and of his son James, 'The Admirable Crichton,'

John Stuart

103-118
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Supplementary Notice regarding the entry of the Duke of York's name in the Privy Council Record, July 1685

William Fraser (Contributor); Robert Chambers; Joseph Robertson (Contributor)

118-124
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Ancient Croziers

125
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Anniversary Meeting 30 November 1855

127-134
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Letters from Lord Hailes and the Earl of Buchan relative to a proposed collection of Scottish Portraits, and to the formation of the Society of Antiquaries

James D H Elphinstone

134-138
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A letter to the Earl of Buchan from Monsignore Carlo Erskine, Domestic Prelate to Pope Pius VI., with Notices of Papal Bulls issued to Scotland

Cosmo Innes

139-142
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Suggestions for the removal of St Margaret's Well, near Restalrig, in the vicinity of Edinburgh, to a more favourable site

David Laing

143-147
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Notice of a curious boundary of part of the Lands of Burgie, near Forres, in a Charter of King Alexander II., 1221

James Brichan

147-152
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Meeting notes 14 January 1856

153-154
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Notice of Antiquities on the Isle of Eday, Orkney, recently examined by James Farrer, of Ingleborough

John Stuart

154-158
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Letter of safe conduct and recommendation granted by James II., King of Scots, to Nicholas Georgiades, a Greek of Arcosson travelling through Scotland to collect the Alms of the Faithful for the ransom of his Brother, taken prisoner by the Turks at the Capture of Constantinople in 1453

Joseph Robertson

159-161
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Notice of a Sculptured Sarcophagus, and other Sepulchral Monuments, recently discovered in the Churchyard of Govan

James C Roger

161-165
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Notes on Melrose Abbey Especially in reference to inscriptions on the wall of the South Transept

John Alexander Smith

166-175
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Meeting Notes 11 February 1856

176-177
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Notes on the Bronze and Iron remains dug up in a 'Pict's House,' in the Holm of Eday, Orkney (presented at last meeting to the Museum of the Society)

John Stuart (Contributor); James Farrer

178-179
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Notice of a Silver Cup; formerly belonging to the family of Calder of Assuanley, in Strathbogie

Charles E Dalrymple

180-184
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Notice of Comets, Eclipses, Earthquakes, and other natural phenomena, from old Scottish Chroniclers and Diarists, with remarks

Robert Chambers

184
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Communication from The Royal Society of Antiquaries at Dresden

J M Mitchell

185-186
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Extract of a letter referring to the destruction of the 'Douglas Room,' Stirling Castle, from the Rev. Charles Rogers, communicated by John Stuart

- -; John Stuart, Charles Roger (Contributor)

186-187
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Notices descriptive of the Localities of certain sculptured stone monuments in Forfarshire &c. (Part I)

Andrew Jervise

187-201
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Notes on some Scottish Family Names and Arms

Cosmo Innes

202
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Antiquities of the Copper Region of the North American Lakes

Daniel Wilson; Robert Chambers (Contributor)

203-212
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Notices of the Early History of the Parish of Govan

James C Roger

212-216
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Meeting Notes 14 April 1856

217-219
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Memorandum relative to a piece of Ordnance, found 28th March 1856, in the course of excavations by The Royal Engineer Department, at Broughty Castle, Communicated by Lieut Col R C Moody, Royal Engineers

R C Moody

220-222
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Notice of the death of Robert Blackader, Archbishop of Glasgow, during a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, in the year 1508

David Laing

222-226
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Notice of the Ruins of Baths discovered at Edzell Castle, Forfarshire in May 1855, &c

Andrew Jervise

226-229
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Notice of Sculptured Stones and other antiquities found on the Castle Hill of Kintore, and of other ancient remains found in the neighbourhood

John Stuart, Alexander Watt

230-233
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Account of the expenses of the Funeral of Mrs Barbara Ruthven, Daughter-in-Law of Sir Hugh Paterson of Bannockburn, 20th July 1695. From the original belonging to Hugh J Rollo

John Stuart

233-237
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Note by the Earl of Stair relative to Bronze Articles exhibited by his Lordship

237-238
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List of Scottish Noblemen and Gentlemen taken prisoners at The Battle of Solway Moss on 24th November 1542 from a contemporary manuscript in the Library of the Duke of Northumberland at Sion House. Communicated by Albert Way in a letter to Joseph Robertson

Albert Way; Joseph Robertson (Contributor)

238-242
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Notices descriptive of the localities of certain Sculptured Stone Monuments in Forfarshire, &c., - Meigle, Essie, Glamis, Thornton, and Cossins. Part II

Andrew Jervise

242-251
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Notice of a Stone Cist, containing the remains of a human skeleton, recently discovered at Ardyne, Near Castle Toward, Argyleshire

J C Roger

251-255
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An Obituary and Calendar of Scottish Saints, extracted from The Martyrology for the use of the Church of Aberdeen, A Ms. of the Sixteenth Century

David Laing

256-273
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On one of the simple forms of Burial in use among the Ancient Egyptians, observed in a recent excavation at Geezeh

Alexander Henry Rhind

274-276
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Note regarding two bronze rings, recently dug up near Stobo Castle, Peeblesshire, the Seat of Sir Graham Montgomery

George Seton

276-278
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Notes respecting the life of Swein Aslief, an Orkney Viking, of the Twelfth Century, illustrating the annals of that period. Collected from the Early Norwegian Sages

W H Fotheringhame

278-287
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Notices of the City Cross of Edinburgh, &c., &c., illustrated by a Model and Drawings of the existing remains

William T McCulloch

287-294
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Additional Note to the communication on Melrose Abbey. (Pages 166-175)

John Alexander Smith

295
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Anniversary Meeting 1 December 1856

297-308
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A few remarks on the portraits of Sir William Wallace

David Laing

308-313
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Notices of two Bills introduced into the last Parliament of Scotland, the one for the Registration of Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials; the other for the establishment of a system of Free Trade

Joseph Robertson

313-317
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Notices of Sculptured Fragments, formerly in the Episcopal Palace, Glasgow; also, Notice of a Sarcophagus found within the Choir of the Cathedral, supposed to have contained the remains of Archbishop Dunbar

James C Roger

317-331
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On the locality of the abduction of Queen Mary

Robert Chambers

331-336
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Notice of an unpublished letter from General Mackay to the Laird of Grant, dated at London, 4th December 1690, on the comparative strength of Ecclesiastical parties in Scotland at the Revolution

Joseph Robertson

336-338
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Poetical Maxims from a painted room in the old house at Culross, called 'The Palace,' with Notices of the history of the building and its probable founder

Andrew Jervise

339-344
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Proposal to establish a communication with the School Masters of Scotland

Cosmo Innes

344-347
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A few Notices of Manners from the older Council-Books of Dundee

Cosmo Innes

347-349
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A Note on the subject of Protocol Books as connected with Public Records

David Laing, Thomas Thomson

350-368
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Notices of the Early Ecclesiastical Settlement of the Country on the Deveron, and of recent excavations at the Ha' Hill of Montblairy, on the banks of that river

John Stuart

368-372
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Notes of excavations of Tumuli in Caithness, made in the Summer of 1856

Alexander Henry Rhind

372-379
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Report of the Committee on St Margaret's Well

379-380
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Notice of the Stone Circle at Callernish, in the Island of Lewis

Henry Callender

380-384
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A description of the oldest Council Books and other Records of the town of Haddington, with copious Extracts

Thomas Thomson

384-420
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Notice of an Urn and other Sepulchral remains, &c., discovered in the Windy-Goul, on Arthur's Seat, in cutting the New Road from Edinburgh to the Village of Duddingstone

George Logan

420-422
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Notice of some Indian Antiquities, as compared with British in a letter from Dr Daniel Wilson, Toronto, Upper Canada, to David Laing

Daniel Wilson, David Laing, John MacKinley (Contributor)

423-430
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Notes of the Excavation of a Tumulus, at Auchleven, in the Parish of Premnay, and District of Garioch, Aberdeenshire

Charles Dalrymple

431-432
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Contemporary Official Reports of the Proceedings at elections of Members of Parliament for the Shires of Roxburgh, Edinburgh, and Orkney, in 1628

Joseph Robertson

432-442
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Notices descriptive of the localities of certain Sculptured Stone Monuments in Forfarshire, viz., - Benvie, and Invergowrie; Strathmartin, and Balutheran; Monifieth; Cross of Camus, and Arbirlot. Part III

Andrew Jervise

442-452
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Notice of the Excavation of a 'Pict's House,' on the farm of Stensall of Kergord, Zetland

D D Black

452-454
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Inventar of Popish Trinkets, gotten in my Lord Traquair's House, Anno 1688; All solemnly burnt at the Cross of Peebles,' with some remarks

David Laing

454-457
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Notices of the Localities of the Sculptured Stone Monuments at St Bigeans, Inchbrayoch, Pitmuies, and Menmuir, in Angus, and of Fordoun in the Mearns. Part IV

Andrew Jervise

458-466
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Notices of ancient monuments in the ruined Church of St Mary, Rothesay

James C Roger

466-483
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Notes on some Sepulchral Cists, and on the Latin Inscription upon one of the Standing Stones near Yarrow Kirk, Selkirkshire

John Alexander Smith

484-489
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On an old stone-roofed cell or oratory in the Island of Inchcolm

J Y Simpson

489-528
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Original letter (hitherto unpublished) from Colonel John Grahame of Claverhouse (afterwards Viscount of Dundee) describing the military execution of John Brown of Priesthill, commonly called 'The Christian Carrier,' on the 1st of May 1685

Mark Napier

528-530
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Notice of 'The Law,' and other antiquities in the Parish of Urquhart, near Elgin

Henry Walker

530-533
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Notice of three Cists recently discovered at Craigdhu, near North Queensferry, and other remains in the neighbourhood

Peter Chalmers

533
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Additional note to Mr A Jervise's communication on the historical and antiquarian peculiarities of some districts of Forfarshire (See pp. 64-65)

Andrew Jervise

533-534
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Errata

535
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Index

Index

537-549
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