190 On supposed Lake or River Terraces, near Kelso, 



While the life of Mr. Langlands was marked by no strik- 

 ing events which could fill the public eye, yet his removal 

 has created a blank widely felt by many. As a friend and 

 as a neighbour he was ever warm and true — in his inter- 

 course with men of very varied rank, retaining the respect 

 and esteem of all. His genial and unexacting nature made 

 him eminently what Dr. Johnson calls a clubbable man ; 

 and the many ways in which he contributed to the enjoy- 

 ment of the meetings of our own Club, must be fresh in the 

 minds of all who attended them. 



John Stuart. 



On supposed Lake or River Terraces, near Kelso. 

 Communicated by Mr. Thomas Craig. 



The town of Kelso is situated in a valley through which 

 the river Tweed flows with easy current, approaching the 

 town in a southerly direction, and then (shortly after 

 receiving its tributary, the Teviot) sweeping away eastward. 

 About a quarter of a mile to the north of the town, as well 

 as for some distance above and below it, the ground rises 

 somewhat abruptly, and presents the appearance of having 

 been at one time the bank of a river or lake. When any 

 excavations are made in the streets, gardens, or fields in or 

 adjoining the town, it is usual to come upon extensive 

 layers of sand-mixed gravel and sometimes upon beds of 

 pure sand, which is much "valued for building purposes. 

 These often occur at no great distance from the surface. 

 These features and characteristics are familiar to all 

 observers ; but there are certain peculiarities connected with 

 what may be termed the northern embankment of the an- 

 cient lake or river, which appear to deserve the attention 

 of geologists. The eye of a stranger can scarcely detect 

 these peculiarities by reason of the stately beeches and 

 other trees now growing on the " brae face, " which 

 were planted many years ago by a former Duke of Roxburghe. 

 But when one enters the Angroflat Plantation, as it is 

 termed, and walks along from near the Edinburgh turnpike 

 to the road at the Pipewell Brae, one finds that at short 



