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and circles of stones either alone or along with encised circles 

 and other markings, and regarded by antiquarians as un- 

 doubtedly artificial and symbolical. 



Dr. Gilchrist read an elaborate paper upon Ancient Sea 

 Beaches, intended as a preliminary paper to an investigation 

 and report of the Ancient Sea Beaches of the Nith. 



This concluded the business of the evening-. 



May 2d, 1865. 



The Seventh and Last Meeting of the Session was held 

 in the Society's Rooms, 



Dr GILCHRIST, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



It was intimated that in a Meeting of Committee held 

 in a previous part of the evening, 



Mr Dudgeon proposed, seconded by Mr M'llwraith, that 

 the First Excursion of the Society should be to Ecclefechan 

 and the immediate neighbourhood, including Birrens Camp, 

 Birrens Wark, &c. This was agreed to. 



The following New Members were Enrolled : — Ordinary 

 — Mr Moriarty, Scottish Borderers Militia ; Sir William 

 Broun, Bart. ; Rev. W. Laidlaw, Wanlockhead. 



Corresponding — Mr Robert Dinwiddle, Merchant, New 

 York ; Mr W. S. Davidson, Hammond Street, New York. 



Dr Dickson mentioned that he had observed upon a 

 stone, called the Grey Stone, about a mile from Dumfries, 

 four depressions or cups similar to some of those which he 

 had described at last meeting as existing on the stones of 

 the Holywood Circle. This stone is one of a circle which 

 formerly existed, and which circle some of the older inhabi- 

 tants of Dumfries remember and describe as composed of a 

 number of large blocks of whin. 



Mr. M'Diarmid read a short sketch of the Lady Devor- 

 gilla, the mother of John Baliol, King of Scotland, founder 



