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Grose had stated that lie saw with the minister of Rerrick a plan 

 of the original buildings, but that had unfortunately been lost. 

 The most interesting of the monumental stones within the ruins 

 of the Abbey are the abbots, the cellarers, the nuns, and the 

 effigy of Alan, Lord of Galloway. So far Mr Maconachie, who 

 on Saturday, while describing the abbot and cellarer effigies, 

 dwelt upon the symbolical nature of the accessories. 



The burying-place of the Maitlands of Dundrennan was next 

 visited, after which the journey was continued to Port Mary. 

 Passing through Port Mary House gardens the party wandered 

 down to the little bay bearing that name, and examined the 

 granite boulder whence the luckless Queen Mary is generally 

 believed to have stepped into the boat that carried her to England 

 after her misfortune on the field of Langside. 



Dr Chinnock proposed that Mr William Thomson be elected 

 an honorary member of the Society. He, in a humble, unassum- 

 ing way, has done much good work in inculcating a spirit for 

 antiquarian and natural history research in the district. It was 

 he who discovered the famous cup and ring markings at the 

 Banks, and while his practical knowledge is often overridden by 

 reason of his modesty, he possesses a better acquaintance with the 

 homes and haunts of flowers and plants than any other man in 

 the parish in which he lives ; and his antiquarian knowledge is 

 always qualified by a vein of original thought and theory which 

 may perhaps contain much more than a passing consideration can 

 discover. It was a first intention to visit the old British fort of 

 Caerbantorigum, mentioned by Ptolemy, and situated on the 

 farm of Drummore, but time would not permit, and a direct 

 route was taken to Kirkcudbright. On ari'ival there, the Museum 

 was visited, and its principal items examined under Mr John 

 jM'Kie's guidance. 



New Members. — Messrs John Carlyle Aitken, Kirkcudbright ; 

 Frank J. C. Carruthers, Lockerbie ; and Robert Grierson, Castle- 

 Douglas. 



