136 Excavations of Lochrtjtton Ceannog. 



the medigeval Baron, who had not yet built his embattled and 

 moated stone tower. 



To those who expected evidences of the remote the outcome 

 may be disappointing, but the discovery of conditions and modes 

 of living-, but dimly shadowed in history', is a result alike 

 interesting and instructive. 



Thanks are due to a numb(*r of friends, in particular Mrs 

 M'Culloch Jameson and Mr Steel, the proprietors, for permission 

 granted to examine the island ; Dr Anderson, who, as before 

 stated, examined and characterised the relics ; and Dr Munro, 

 who has taken special interest and afforded active help in connec- 

 tion with the work. 



Mr Barbour exhibited all the relics mentioned as having 

 been found in the course of the excavations. 



13th December, 1901. 



Mr Robert Mukeat, V.P., in the chair. 



Donations and Exchanges. — Transactions of the Stirling 

 Natural History Society, 1900-1 ; Journal of the Elisha Mitchell 

 Scientific Society, 1901, part 2. 



Communications. 



I. — A Contrast in Pre- Historic Forts near Dunscore. By the 

 Rev. RicHAED Simpson, B.D., Dunscore. 



The fortified places of pre-historic times exhibit the greatest 

 possible diversity in regard to size and structure, form and 

 situation. A marked contrast in these last two respects is pre- 

 sented by two forts lying within a radius of a couple of miles 

 from Dunscore. It is a neighbourhood rich in similar remains, 

 and future examination may bring out other points of difference 

 worthy of notice. This paper is concerned with the contrast in 

 form and situation between the " Camp " on Springfield Hill and 

 the Earthwork at Snade on the banks of the Cairn. 



Between five and six miles from Dumfries, on the Glasgow 



