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The Parish of Luce. 



Luce Maius. It used to be fixed iu the g-able of the old barn, and 

 when the barn was pulled down it was removed into the gai'den 

 for safety. These interesting relics are all I could find relating' 

 to the Douglas. 



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Doiiglci!^ ArniK, Luce. 



At tlie fanu of New Orchard there is a stone tablet built into 

 the garden wall about 4 feet high by 3 feet broad. At the top 

 cut iu a scroll is the date 1772 and the word " sicker " in capital 

 Roman letters, each about 1^ in. long. There is an inscription at 

 the foot of the tablet as under : "Archibald Douglas, Esquire of 

 Morton, erected this stone 1784." On the door lintel entering- the 

 garden there is an older stone with the following initials and 

 date : " I I E 1672." The length of the stone is 3 ft. 9 in., 6 iu. 

 deep, and ] 3 in. broad. It has evidently been part of some older 



