S46 Anniversary Address. 



After breakfast, the party, under the guidance of Mr. Hardy, 

 of Oldcambus, first traversed the beautiful Dunglass dene, 

 and then broke up into several detachments. 



One detachment explored the Pease dene; another wan- 

 dered along the sea shore towards St. Helen's church ; while 

 a third examined the fossiliferous strata cropping out along 

 the coast. 



In the Pease dene a great many species of ferns were 

 observed, among which may be mentioned — Polystichum 

 angulare (the great fern of the locality, and generally speak- 

 ing, a rare species), Polystichum aculeatum, and (perhaps?) 

 P. lohatum, if that fern be admitted as a distinct species. 

 Of rarer ferns, were also observed Sclopendrium vulgare — 

 not a very common species in Scotland — and Asplenium 

 Adiantum nigrum. 



The party reassembled, and dined under the presidency of 

 Mr. Tate, at the comfortable inn at Cockburnspath, and after 

 dinner reports were made, by Mr. Middlemas, of the ferns 

 noticed in the Pease dene ; by Mr. Langlands, on St. Helen's 

 church and the Ancient British settlement near it ; and by 

 Messrs. Tate and Stevenson on the geology of the district. 



Mr Langlands has also sent the following notes regarding 

 the old church of Dunglass : — " On a rising ground to the 

 north of the mansion house of Dunglass, and surrounded by 

 fine trees, stands the ruin of the collegiate church of Dung- 

 lass. 



" It consists of a nave, chancel, and two transepts — cruci- 

 form, with a square tower in the centre. The vaulting is 

 almost perfect, but most of the windows have been destroyed. 

 The east gable is gone. There are two fine windows 

 remaining in the chancel, and a very beautiful sedilia. 



"The owners of Dunglass continue to use the south 

 transept as a family burial-place. It is closed in by a 

 common deal gate. On the walls are several mural tablets 

 which are not very ornamental. 



"Little is known of Dunglass — It is generally stated to 

 have been founded by Sir Alexander Home, of that Ilk, in 



