456 1). Milne Homej Esq., on Ancient Camps. 



Scotts in a wane 40 yeres and more since." "■ In the Sur- 

 vey Book of Norham," (quoted in Raine's, page 18) as made 

 out in the year 1562, it is mentioned under the head of 

 " Twizell/' that " there hath beene in the said towne one 

 towre or pile, which is of auncyent tyme decayed and cast 

 down, and there remaineth one part or quarter thereof, and 

 a Barnkin about it : and in the same hath beene a certayne 

 demayne and 10 husband lands, and 6 cottages." 



The position of the barn and demayne seems to be indicated 

 by a few venerable ash trees, situated to the east of the 

 castle, which so often also in Berwickshire indicate the former 

 existence of substantial dwelling-houses. It is said that 

 there was in these days a law which required persons who 

 built dwelling-houses to plant ash trees about them. 



In the old grass field to the east of Twizel, there are the 

 visible signs of an embankment, with its concave side towards 

 the south, where there is a precipitous bank, and which ap- 

 parently had formed a military redoubt. On the north side, 

 the land is still marshy, and probably it was formerly made 

 much more so, for the sake of defence on that side. On the 

 N.E. side of this embankment, there is a memorial stone, 

 consisting of an oblong block of blue greenstone, about 4 feet 

 high above the surface of the ground, erected no doubt to 

 commemorate some event of great public interest at the time, 

 but which has faded altogether from our traditionary know- 

 ledge. 



I have attached to this notice, a rough plan of the district, 

 on which I have indicated the position of the old military 

 works. {Plate XIV.) The letter A. indicates the site of Snuke 

 Castle, B. the memorial stone just mentioned. 



Near the junction of the Till with the Tweed, there seems 

 to have been an old burial-ground, at the point marked C. 

 Mr. Scott, the tenant of Twizel fishery, tells me, that some 

 years ago, he took many barrow-loads of bones from this 

 place, to his garden, but with the worst effects on his crops, 

 in consequence as he thinks of having given them an over- 

 dose. I have myself picked up a few fragments of bones at 

 this place. 



It may not be out of place to mention here, that one of 

 Lord Wharton's orders before referred to was that " Twysel 

 Bridge be watched with two men nightly, of the inhabitants 

 of Twysell." 



The Rev. Mr. Jones of Branxton informs me that " a few 

 years ago, three earthen pots filled with the silver coin of 



