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There were present at the meeting — the Rev. G. S. Thom- 

 son, president ; Mr. Geo. Tate, secretary ; Sir Walter Elliot, 

 Revs. J. E. Elliot, P. G. McDouall, J. G. Rowe, and James 

 Marshall ; Drs. F. Douglas, J. Robson Scott, D. Cahill, H. 

 Fawcus ; Messrs. W. Boyd, R. G. Huggup, G. Hughes, T. 

 R. Wilson, R. Douglas, J. Heatley, E. Allen, R. Middlemas, 

 A. Marshall, J. Purvis, E. Friar, H. Hunter, G. Young, 

 Geo. Allen, J. Dunlop, J. Clay, H. Hardie, Wm. Richard- 

 son, Geo. Busby, Master Heatley, and Master Elliot. 



After breakfast, the party started on the walk of the day 

 to visit Kyloe church, the old pele tower, Kyloe crags, and 

 dyke. The weather was bright and sunny, with just suffi- 

 cient breeze to make travelling on the feills agreeable. The 

 beautiful and extensive view across the clear blue sea and to 

 Holy Island, the Fame Islands, Bamburgh and Dunstan- 

 burgh Castles, attracted the admiration of all. The rugged 

 and pillared crags were lighted up with beautiful brilliancy 

 by the sunshine. The members reassembled at the Plough. 

 Inn, at Beal, where an abundant and excellent dinner was 

 provided. After dinner, " Ornithological Notes," from Mr. 

 Thomas Gibb, a corresponding member of the Club, were 

 read. Mr. Pringle Hughes, Dr. McVail, and Rev. D. Paul 

 were nominated for membership, and reports were made of 

 the observations of the day. 



The name Kyloe has been derived from cil, Celtic, a recess 

 or retreat, designating the secluded places of Druidical wor- 

 ship, and applied to the cells or chapels of Christian mission- 

 aries ; and from how, a Saxon word, a hill, — the church on 

 the hill. The name, Kylhowe, thus appears in a survey in 

 1560 ; but the earlier forms are different — in 1386 we have 

 Kelay, and in 1425 Kylay. Kyloe was part of the parish of 

 Holy Island, which, in 1082, was given to the monks of Dur- 

 ham, and it was one of the five chapelries formed out of that 

 parish. A chapel was built sometime between 1082 and 1145, 

 when Kyloe Chapel was confirmed by charter to the mother 

 church of Holy Island, which was held by monks sent from 

 Durham. The tithes belonged to the mother church — the 



