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turning up of burial urns at Greystone in Dumfries, in Max- 

 welltown Public Park, at Locharbriggs, and many other places 

 in the plains ; and as is attested by the stone circles of Holy- 

 wood and Eskdalemuir. 



27th July, 1912. 



Isle of Whithorn, St. Ninian's Cave, and Glasserton 

 House. 



A company of eight travelled to Whithorn and drove 

 thence to the Isle of Whithorn, visiting Candida Casa, which 

 has been so restored that it has lost all archaeological interest. 

 The drive was continued to St. Ninian's Cave, where the early 

 Christian crosses were examined ; Port Castle was also in- 

 spected. 



A pleasant drive brought the visitors to Glasserton 

 House, where they were hospitably entertained by Admiral 

 and Mrs Johnston Stewart of Physgill. The guests were 

 shown the pictures and family portraits, including a fine por- 

 trait by Raeburn of the grandfather of the present proprietor, 

 and companion to the famous portrait of Mrs Stewart of 

 Physgill, also old china, and bric-a-brac; they then strolled 

 through the gardens, noticing particularly a fine old fig tree 

 on a wall with a spread of over forty feet, said to be the first 

 tree of its kind to be grown in Britain. Figs were to be seen 

 on its branches, and peaches were also seen growing success- 

 fully in the open air. 



Mr William Muir, Rowallan, Newton-Stewart, proposed 

 a vote of thanks to Admiral and Mrs Stewart. Returning to 

 Whithorn, the ruins and relics of the Priory were visited. 

 For fuller report vide Dumfries and Galloway Standard, 3rd 

 August, 1912. 



