324 The Family of Riddell, by Thomas Arkle. 



Grapholita ramana. One specimen. 

 Catoptria Ulicetana. Several. 

 „ cana. On sea banks. 

 Argyrolepia Batjmanniana. One on sea banks. 

 Euposcilia angtjstana. One specimen. 

 Tinia pellionella. One specimen. 



„ pallescentelea. One specimen. 

 Depressaria Alstrcemerella. Not uncommon. 



„ arenella. Not common. 



Dasycera sulphurella. Larvae under Alder bark. 

 Gelechia seqtjacella. Several specimens. 

 Gracillaria Alchemillella. Two specimens. 

 Elachista rupocinerella. Common, road sides. 



„ cygnipenella. One specimen. 

 Pterophorus Bertrami. One on sea banks. 



The Family of Riddell. By Thomas Arkle, Highlaws, 

 Morpeth.* 



Eiddell and Lilliesleaf have been in possession of the family of 

 Eiddell from the earlier part of the twelfth century till the year 

 1826. Sir Walter Scott, in his Notes to the Lay of the Last 

 Minstrel, seems to imply that the family had been settled here at 

 a much earlier period ; and gives an account of the discovery in 

 the foundations of the ancient- chapel of two stone coffins, one 

 having a legible date A.D. 727, and the other 936. There is, 

 however, nothing stated to connect the remains found in the 

 coffins with the family of Eiddell ; and as the family was of con- 

 siderable standing in Normandy previous to 1066, it is inferred 

 that Monsieur Eidel, one of the companions of William the Con- 

 queror, and whose name is inscribed on the Eoll of Battel Abbey, 

 was the founder of the Eiddell family in this country. 



It may be incidentally noticed, that Geoffridus Eidel, who 

 figured in Italy as Duke of Gaeta in 1072 ; and Eegnaldus Eidel 

 who, in 1093, appears as Count de Ponte Carvo, were probably 



* Eead to the Members of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, on the occasion 

 of their visiting Eiddell and Lilliesleaf, 26th September, 1877. 



