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Rosguill Peninsula towards the heights of Ganiamore. About a 

 mile and a half from Melmore Head the road ended, and for a 

 short distance the drive was continued across the low-lying green 

 sward of Tranarossan. Cars were then left, and a climb round 

 the shoulder of the hill brought the . party in sight of the 

 Murder Hole, a gap in the line of sea cliff, half-filled with drifting 

 sands. A return was made to Tranarossan about one o'clock for 

 lunch, and in the afternoon the more energetic members set out 

 for Melmore Head, while others spent the time in more leisurely 

 ways, examining the prehistoric hearths of Tranarossan. On the 

 summit of the head is an old watch tower — one of the line of 

 signal towers built to guard the coast at the time of the Armada, 

 and repaired about the time of the Napoleonic scare. 



In the late afternoon a return was made by the route covered 

 in the morning, a halt being made to visit the old church of 

 Mevagh, which dates from the eleventh century, and shows in 

 the slender lancet, which pierces the east gable, an interesting 

 example of an arch formed by small flat stones. On the south 

 side of the church stands the old stone cross of Mevagh — a huge 

 unornamented monolith. Close to the cross is the gallaun or 

 standing-stone — pagan and Christian symbol side by side. On 

 the standing-stone formerly rested a famous wishing-stone, now 

 lost and replaced by a substitute, the efficacy of which was 

 thoroughly tested by the members of the party. Rosapenna 

 Hotel was reached in time for dinner, after which the time was 

 pleasantly spent in discussing the finds of the day. 



There was no official programme for Sunday, the ioth, and the 

 members spent the day in various ways. A large party drove to 

 church, others spent a long day in distant Glen Veagh, whilst 

 many walked to Mevagh in the afternoon to inspect the ring- 

 inscribed rocks there, and returned via Downings Bay, where tea 

 was served. 



Monday, the nth, proved the finest of a series of fine days, 

 and immediately after breakfast cars were mounted for a long and 



