Aimicersary Address. 257 



The principal business after dinner was the reading of our 

 Secretary's report on the explorations made on the ancient 

 British town of Greaves Ash. As I have already adverted to 

 this subject, I need only now observe, that the account given 

 of the town, and of the discoveries which had been made in it, 

 was most masterly, and that the conclusions come to by the 

 author, were such as to draw forth from several members of 

 great experience in antiquarian researches, both approbation 

 and concurrence. If this report on Greaves Ash is published 

 in our Transactions, as I hope it will be, it will I am sure be 

 read with the greatest interest, and add much to the credit of 

 our club. 



Having no further comments to offer on any of the proceed- 

 ings at our summer meetings, I shall oifer a few communica- 

 tions of a miscellaneous nature, the result partly of my own 

 observation, partly of that of others. 



1. I bring before the club a letter addressed to me by Dr. 

 Hood of Maines, relating the legend connected with Edin's 

 or Etin's Hall on Cockburnlaw, to which I have already 

 alluded. The legend supposes the place to have been occu- 

 pied by a giant, some of whose exploits in carrying off sheep 

 and cattle to be devoured by him, are recorded. The legend 

 is interesting, as showing how all tradition of the true origin 

 and use of the structure had been lost in a remote antiquity. 



The same letter gives a short account of the old castle at 

 Bunkle, and adverts to some historical events with which it 

 is associated. 



%. I bring before the club a letter addressed to me by 

 Captain Maclaren, of Coldstream, describing an ancient stone 

 coffin, discovered some years ago in that town ; which Cap- 

 tain Maclaren had preserved, and which is now in his pos- 

 session. 



Both of these letters were written at my request, consider- 

 ing as I did, that it was desirable to have a written record of 

 the facts mentioned in them : and I take leave to say, that 

 members might do much to forward the objects of the club, if 

 whenever they hear of any facts of an interesting nature, they 



