FIELD Q@MEEMINGS, 1885. 
Sporres GLEN AND Moar or Urr.—2d May, 1885. 
The first Field Meeting of the session was held on the above 
date, when a party of eighteen left Dumfries by the 9.27 a.m. 
train for Dalbeattie. On arriving there they were joined by two 
or three others, and proceeded thence in waggonettes through the 
beautiful valley of the Urr to Spottes. Here they were 
met by Mr Herries of Spottes, who had kindly granted 
permission to visit the romantic glen, and who now conducted 
the party to it. Leaving the road at the bridge they followed 
the winding stream for about a mile, when a halt was made at 
the Glen farmhouse, where Mr Herries pointed out several large 
stones in the wall, which appeared to have been formerly part of an 
ecclesiastical edifice, and remarked that a chapel at one time had 
been built in the adjoining field. The only trace of this building 
now seen was a few feet of a wall on the steep bank of the stream, 
The party now separated, and the members explored the glen 
and adjoining woods until two p.m., when they reassembled and 
partook of luncheon, which had been provided by Mr Herries. 
Thus refreshed they returned to the mansion house, when the 
botanists explored the woods adjoining, and visited the beautiful 
flower gardens. The geologists, under the leadership of Dr 
Gilchrist, examined Mr Herries’ collection of rocks and minerals. 
Before leaving Spottes, a short business meeting was held, 
and, on the motion of Mr W. H. Maxwell of Munches, Mr 
Herries was elected a member of the Society. On the motion of 
the President (Dr Gilchrist), Mr Herries and his son were thanked 
for the hearty welcome they gave to the Society, and for con- 
ducting them to the Glen, through the garden and grounds. 
Having bidden adieu to Mr Herries, they resumed their seats in 
the waggonettes about four o’clock, and were soon on their way 
to the Moat of Urr. The Moat is situated on the west bank of 
the Urr, about a mile from Dalbeattie, and is the largest, as 
well as one of the most complete in Britain. Owing to the 
unavoidable absence of Mr J. H. Maxwell, of Castle-Douglas, 
who was to describe the Moat, the Secretary read a short extract 
