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Mr Barbour, architect, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr 

 Andson for his interesting paper, which was also illustrated by 

 drawings. 



Mr J. S. Thomson, in seconding the motion, expressed 

 the opinion that too little attention had been paid to 

 the existing remains which might throw light on the mode 

 of life of the aboriginal inhabitants of this country, and 

 referred to evidences of earth-dwellings belonging to a remote 

 period which had been discovered in our own district. On one of 

 the hills on Queensberry range there were turned up some years 

 ago hearths and other evidences of rude building under a deposit 

 of some three feet of earth. Then near New-Galloway station two 

 earth-dwellings, of the bee-hive form, were discovered. There 

 was also in Mabie Moss a spot known as the Picts' Knowe ; 

 and near Thornhill, on the farm of Burn, he was informed by Mr 

 Robert Service, there was a mound which, if opened, might 

 probably afford valuable information regarding the early inhabit- 

 ants of the country. 



Mr Andson sends us the following note with regard to the 

 concluding paragraph of his paper : Mr Clai-k, rector of Dumfries 

 Academy, informs me that the later editions of Tacitus have 

 adopted the reading of " Montem Graupium," instead of 

 " Montem Grampium." 



nth March, 1898. 



Mr James Barbour, V.P., in the Chair. 



New Members. — Mr A. Ligertwood, Kirkbean ; Mr Wallace, 

 Terreglestown. 



Donations. — (1) By Dr Chinnock, a photograph of the late Mr 

 Galloway, hon. member of the Society ; (2) by Rev. Wm. 

 Andson, Celtic Britain, by Ernest Rhys. 



Exhibits. — Mrs Brown, Barnkin of Craigs, showed (a) two 

 original tricolour rosettes of the French Revolution ; (b) one 

 paper assignat of ten sous value ; (c) a.n autograph letter of the 

 Duke of Wellington dated Nov. 3, 1810 ; (d) an autograph 

 letter from Lord Edward Hill dated Sept. 26, 1810. 



