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to Parkmore, where brakes were in waiting for the drive to perhaps 

 the wildest and most romantic of the nine Glens of Antrim — that 

 of Glendun — via the Glen Ballyemon new road. With the 

 exception of one or two light showers, the weather conditions were 

 all that could be desired. Leaving Parkmore by the old road to 

 Cushendall, a splendid view was obtained of the Crockalough 

 and Lurigethan mountains on the right, while on the left towered 

 in all their grandeur Slievenanee and Trostan, the latter being the 

 highest mountain in Antrim. Just before reaching Retreat the 

 road branched off to the left, and passing to the north of Ballyemon 

 came out on the new road, with Tievebulliagh on the left and the 

 rounded cone of the extinct volcano known as Tieveragh Hill in 

 front. The Tievebulliagh district has now become famous for the 

 number of stone implements found there. On reaching the tourist 

 coach road the drive was continued to the left and northward to 

 Glendun, passing on the way Glenann, and almost within sight of 

 the so-called Ossian's Grave, consisting of a group of about 34 

 stones forming a well-defined semi-circle, about 18 feet in diameter. 

 A halt of about two hours was made at Glendun viaduct, an 

 imposing structure built in 1837 of old red sandstone, to give time 

 for lunch and enable the members to explore the glen. During 

 lunch it was announced that the President, Mr. Robert Patterson, 

 F.L.S., and the Vice-President, Mr. Nevin H. Foster, M.B.O.U., 

 offered prizes for the best collection of wild flowers and the best 

 collection of ferns respectively. The Rev. Canon Lett, an old 

 and respected member, also offered a prize for the re-discovery of 

 two scale mosses, Aplozia cordifolia and Riccia glaucexceus. The 

 former had not been found in Glendun for fifty years, and the 

 latter for fifteen years, and the reverend gentleman was anxious to 

 know if either one or both had reappeared in the interval. While 

 the collectors examined the glen for plants, &c, some of the party 

 walked down to Cushendun, a distance of about two miles, for the 

 purpose of exploring its wonderful caves cut out of the old red 

 sandstone conglomerates, and built up apparently of paving stones, 



