TRANSACTIONS. 



Notice of the Discovery of an Ancient Grave, &c., 

 ON THE Farm of Broomhill, Lochmaben. By Mr 

 CORRIE, P.-F. 



In laying before the Society a short account of this grave, with 

 its contents, so far as I was able to recover them, I regret to 

 have to state that in this, as in almost every similar case, 

 the discovery was made by men who had no knowledge of its 

 antiquarian interest, or of the necessity of great care in ex- 

 amining and removing the contents of the Grave. The 

 consequence was that an urn which it contained was broken 

 in pieces ; but these pieces, with the bones found at same time, 

 I recovered through the assistance of the Chief Constable of 

 the County, and they are now before the meeting for inspec- 

 tion, and are at the service of the Society if thought fit for 

 a place in their Museum. 



As graves, such as that now under notice, are very com- 

 mon, and have been often described, I shall confine myself 

 to a plain statement of the discovery, of the locality where 

 found, and of the appearance and dimensions of the grave 

 itself 



The Grave was found on 26th August, 1867, in a field on 

 the farm of Broomhill, in the parish of Lochmaben, in this 

 county, lying to the south-east of the farm steading, and 

 between it and the river Annan, which runs southwards at 

 a short distance to the eastward. The farm steading itself 

 stands about a quarter of a mile north of the Broomhill or 

 Halleaths Loch. Mr Robert Graham, tenant of the farm, 

 had set his servants to dig sand in the field, and in proceed- 



