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chase. Many similar groups of tumuli have been found, not 
only in the south-west, but throughout Scotland, all at similar 
elevation, showing that the people were widely spread. 
Dalry. 
During the leisurely inspection of those traces of early 
and primitive man the weather remained fine, and the hill 
walk was greatly enjoyed. Returning to Dalry,'a welcome 
repast awaited the visitors, and they then, under Mr 
Alexander Milroy’s guidance, visited the points of interest 
there. The older portion of the Clachan of St. John’s town 
at the cross roads was pointed out, and the development of 
the village sketched. The back street was the product of a 
middle period, while the front street, originally a path from 
the old Clachan to the church, was a product of the last 
century, encouraged by John, 9th Earl of Galloway, who 
gave feus at an extremely low rate. Mr Milroy pointed out 
at the old Clachan the site on which stood the inn in which 
James IV. lodged when passing through Dalry on his fre- 
quent expeditions to Whithorn. This building he remembered 
as a ruin. He also showed the visitors the stone seat so 
prized that it was for some generations the subject of a family 
feud. Tradition associates it with the Knights Templar, who 
dedicated a chapel near by to St. John the Baptist. This 
stone is known as St. John’s Chair, but whether it floated 
here miraculously from Palestine or was carried with him 
by the fiery Forerunner on his desert journeys is not known. 
Sufficient that its local fame has been not less than that of 
the Coronation Stone at Westminster, and with no less 
reason. The first slated house in the village, called Archibald 
Douglas’s slate house, was pointed out, and the Underhill 
which had borne that designation since the 15th century. 
The party then proceeded to the Moat, larger but similar 
in all respects to that already described at Shancastle, except 
that it has a legend to the effect that it was surrounded by 
a great serpent, to vanquish which the local smith clad 
himself in armour. He succeeded, and the river ran red 
with blood for many days. The Covenanter’s stone in the 
churchyard and the Kenmure aisle were next visited, the fine 
