Transactions. 53 



some ancient, perhaps Eoman warrior, borne Mther on his 

 shield, consumed to ashes, helmet on head, and the obsequies 

 concluded by covering the place up by his shield, and throw- 

 ing a little earth over it with their spears. 



The idea is not at all improbable, for there are three Eo- 

 man Castra stativa within a mile around the spot. One on the 

 same farm, at Carterton ; one on Cowburn Hill ; a third, the 

 Eye Birren, on Westside farm : all these have a road through 

 them from south to north. On each side are a great number 

 of Scottish encampments, with a circular fosse almost on 

 every lull-top around. 



These iuteresting relics, discovered, as related, by Dr. Moffat, 

 were placed in the hands of A. Stratherne, Esq., Glasgow. That 

 gentleman has taken great pains in examining them, and in having 

 the metals of which they are composed analysed ; and he commu- 

 nicated a detailed account, which was read to the Society on 1st 

 March last, its monthly meeting. This account we trust will form 

 a part of the Transactions for Session 1864-1865, and it wiU be 

 endeavoured then to give representations of some of the parts. 

 Mr. Stratherne states, " I am of opinion that although some of 

 the fragments may be, and I think are, portions of an ofl&cer's 

 clypevs, or circular buckler ; yet the greater portion, which con- 

 sists of highly ornamented fillets, now folded and compressed, were 

 parts of the narrow shoulder-straps worn by generals and cen- 

 turions, and by which the kilt-hke extremities of the lorica were 

 suspended. " — W.J. 



List of Lepidoptera taken near Dumfries. By William 

 Lenonn.* 



Read 7tli April 1863. 



It is generally supposed that there may be found in any 

 county of Great Britain twenty-five or twenty-six butterflies, 

 or diurnal Lepidoptera, I have taken twenty-nine all within 

 a circuit of eight or nine miles of Dumfries, and I have no 

 doubt that one or two more might be foimd, if the locality was 

 well examined in the proper seasons. Amongst those that I 

 have taken, four may be considered rare or local ; they are the 



* The nomenclature is taken from Staiuton's Mamial. 



