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being lit on a flat stone in the middle of the floor, and the smoke 

 escaijing: by no other chimney than a hole in the roof. 



Heog-'s Hills and Crncifield are now again sighted, and, crossing 

 them, I descended to Balta. Buness House, seen on the shore of 

 the sound, is the handsome seat of the Edmonstones, and near it 

 is a stone that marks the spot where the French philosopher, Biot, in 

 the year 1817, carried on his experiments for determining in this 

 latitude, the variation in the length of the seconds' pendulum. 



And now, if you have had patience enough to follow these 

 excursions, you will observe that the island has been traversed and Balta 

 Sound once more arrived at. 



The geograi)hical terms of Unst are mostly Scandinavian. I sub- 

 join a few to shew their meaning, — 



'? i an island. — Balta, Uya, Hunie. 



Brcf.-, a low hill. — Broewick. 



Brough, ancient fortification. — Brough Pt. 



^^I'^.i \ inlet.— Burra Fiord, etc. 

 Firlh j 



Garth, an enclosure. — Hannigarth Vale. 



Gruna, green. — Haaf Gruna. 



Holm, an islet. — Woodwick Hohns, etc. 



Hon, high. — Houlon Ness. 



Muclcle, great. — Muckle Flugga. 



Mull, peninsular. — Blue Mull. 



Neap, perpendicular chtf. — Neap. 



JVess, headland. — Hermaness, etc. 



Ti/iff, a place of meeting. — Tingwall on 



Mainland. Concentric circles. 

 Voe, an inlet of the sea. 

 Warf, a high spot. — Skaw Wart. 

 Wick, a small bay with a beach. — Wick, 



Sandwick, etc.* 



MEETING, November 5th, 187-4. 

 The President in the Chair. 



The fourth meeting for the term was held in the Physical Lecture 

 Room, There were Thii'ty-six members and visitors present. 



Dr. Tilden (hon. mem ) proposed the following motion : "That it 

 is desirable that a contribution be sent by this Society to the local 

 fund, now being collected in anticipation of the meeting of the 

 British Association in Bristol next summer." G. Dakyns seconded 

 this motion which was carried unanimously. Dr. Tilden stated that 

 he would be glad to receive subscriptions till the next meeting. 



J. G. Grenfeli, Esq. (Vice-President) then read a paper on " the 

 History of Limestone," and exhibited two magnificent eucrinites 

 and other very fine fossils. 



A vote of thanks to Mr. Grenfeli closed the proceedings. 



• Part of this paper was not read tUl the Michaelmas Term, 1875. 



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