The Pai!ish of Luck. 



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buildings. In the centre is a small shield about 8| feet broad at 

 the top. On the left half of the shield are three holly leaves cut 

 in relief, and on the i-ig-ht half two diagonal cross bars in relief. 



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Plinto hy J. B. Irvius, Ks(i. 



JJouijlas Tahiti at Xcir Ordiard. 



On the sides of the shield is the date l(j on the left and 72 on the 

 right. Near the end of the stone on the left, in a small panel, are 

 two letters " I 1," and in a corresponding panel on the right is 

 the letter " E." The letters "II" and the three holly leaves on 

 the shield indicate that it records some of the Irvings who were 

 owners of New Orchard in 1G72, but I cannot make out what the 

 letter '• E " means. In the Valuation Roll of 1823 Archibald 

 Douglas, advocate, is returned of part of Kirkconnel, called New 

 Orchard, of the annual value of 40 merks. 



The r.aird of Luce was great grandson of Archibald Doui-las 



