1 tj Transnctious. 



protection of wild ;ii)iinals useful to man. Tt will soon be too 

 late. 



II. Notes on Liiir/inlrn Ahhr.i/. By Mr James Barbour. 



(The following includes connnunication read on 7tli December, 

 1883):— 



The ancient Religious House of Lincluden stands in a seques- 

 tered nook at the confluence of the river Cluden with the Nith. 

 The ruin, in outline and colour, forms in composition with the 

 landscape a pleasing and beautiful picture ; and on close exami- 

 nation it exhibits architectural details rich, elegant, and of a 

 boldness unusual, arranged and combined with harmony and 

 taste, and admirably executed. 



The plan of the Church comprises a Nave, with North and 

 South Aisles ; a South Transept or Transeptal Chapel, a Choir, 

 and a North Sacristy. 



The buildings are wholly roofless, and much of the masonry 

 has been broken down and carried away. Of what still exists, 

 the walls of the Chancel and Transept are nearly entire; 

 most of the south wall of the South Aisle and a small piece of 

 its west wall i-emain; the foundation of the west wall of the Nave 

 exists, and traces of the north wall of the North Aisle and of 

 some walls outside the north-west corner of the Church. The 

 walls of the Sacristy are nearly entire, and considerable portions 

 of the masonry of the " Provost's Lodging " continue standing. 



The Architecture mainly is late Decorated, but fragments of 

 other types also are found, each characteristic of the different 

 periods when the buildings were erected. The specimens of the 

 earlier styles were long covered by debris, and their existence has 

 only now heen brought to light thi'ough the clearing of the ruins 

 recently undertaken by Captain Maxwell of Terregles. There 

 are early English details, and also one or two stones bearing the 

 peculiarities of the Norman style. These early remains are 

 characteristic of the age when the first Foundation was granted 

 for an Abbey at this place, and naturally they and the Abbey to 

 which they belonged will fall to be considered tirst. 



THE ABBEY. 



The Abbey was founded by Uchtred, son of Fergus, Lord of 

 Galloway, a little prior to the year 1165 ; and of the fabric of 

 the Abbey Cliurcii, all knowledge of the design of which was 



