en0 Mr. Copland’s Account of 
faid to have been the feat of the independent Sove- 
reigns of Galloway, which afterwards fell into: the 
poffeffion of the Baliols, Cummings, Douglaffes, 
&c. It is upon the weftern banks of the Urr, 
about three miles fouth-eaft, and at half that dif- 
tance between, is fituated a very fine moat, perhaps 
the moft perfect and largeft in this part of the 
kingdom, from whence juftice had been difpenfed 
(fub fole) by the Reguli or their Deputies: it iis 
called Moat of Urr. 
The dependents and people would endeavour to 
be as near to their Chief’s refidence as _poffible, 
efpecially where the foil might be eafily cultivated, 
as this Diftric&t has always been. 
We have certainly much reafon to admire the 
ingenuity of our predeceffors, in making ufe of 
a very fimple machine (viz. the iron triangle) 
that would moft effectually fupport their deceafed ~ 
friend, either in an erect pofture, when flung by 
the head and fhoulders, as if he had been ftanding 
as ufual on the ground, and afford an opportunity 
to all his acquaintances of feeing him in the moft 
proper pofture for taking an interefting farewell. 
Or the corpfe might be fufpended in an horizontal 
pofture, by means of the hoops, and thofe very 
ingenious chains and fupports, in order to its being 
moft completely expofed to the action of the fire 
where ftrongeit, viz. from two to three feet from 
the ground ; fee Fig. 3d. fo as the fire could ac 
with. 
