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an elevation of about 700 feet at the homestead, and 

 a range up to 2000 feet, where it reaches the Border. 

 On the way south by quaint Yetholm, with its facts 

 and traditions regarding "gentry gipsies," and its 

 existing suggestions of Spanish blood in dark eyes 

 and well-cut features, one passes by the famous graz- 

 ings of Attonburn and Mowhaugh up the Bowmont 

 Water. The Hindhopes are away to the south-west, 

 and The Cheviot itself is to the east. 



It was in 1904 that the Messrs Shiel set out as 

 Shorthorn breeders. At the Legars dispersion they 

 took out Elegant 2nd from Mr James Nisbet's lot. 

 That was a good-looking female by the Collynie Miss 

 Bamsden bull Brilliant (56,891), and out of Elegant 

 Gwynne, a Mertoun - bred cow which Mr Nisbet 

 acquired from Mr Torrance of Sisterpath. The 

 following season they bought from Mr Wm. Hope, 

 Presson, Northumberland, a red cow named Sprightly 

 21st, by Prince Bismarck (66,041), a bull bred by the 

 late Miss Milne of Otterburn. The cow referred to, 

 which was of a strain much bred by the Browells of 

 Apperly, has founded a fairly numerous and generally 

 handsome family in the Messrs Shiel's possession. 

 No special purchases were made again until 1916, 

 when the five-year-old roan Queen Mysie 2nd was 

 secured at the Messrs Milne's sale at Cairnhill, Kin- 

 cardineshire. Mysie 2nd was by Challenger (108,033). 

 Her roan yearling daughter by Proud Marcus (112,917) 

 and a very good Bellona bull calf by Golden Mark 

 (115,607) were bought at the same time. 



In 1918 Adderstone Queen 5th, a red two-year-old 



