590 On Camps in Roxburghshire. By Thomas Craig. 



occasionally shot in the early part of our partridge season. Last autumn, 

 however, was an exception, for Corn-crakes remained with ns in con- 

 siderable numbers up to the end of September, and in some cases even 

 into the beginning of the following month. 



At Grindon two were shot on 20th September and at least one other 

 seen ; while during the same week three or four were seen upon the adjoin- 

 ing farm of Bast Newbiggin ; and one was killed near Berwick. 



On 23rd September quite a number were seen upon the Cheviots above 

 Langleyford, when they were found in the large brakes of Pteris aquilina 

 growing on the hill sides ; and being mistaken, by some of those present, 

 for Woodcocks, they were more than once hailed with a "Mark cock" as 

 they rose ! 



Towards the end of the month Land-rails were shot at Warenton, near 

 Belford (2) ; Fairlaw, Berwickshire (1) ; Middle Ord (2) ; Barmoor (1) ; 

 and Wark Common (1) : and several others were chronicled in the local 

 newspapers as forming part of the " bags " at various shooting parties. 



On 30th September one was shot near Twizell House, Belford; and 

 another seen by Mr Seymour Tancred ; and on 1st October a third example 

 was obtained at Middle Ord. 



Berwick-on-Tweed, 1th September 1885. 



On some Camps in Roxburghshire. By Thomas Craig, 

 Kelso. 



In the autumn of 1884, I spent some days in wandering 

 among the Cheviot Hills, so far as they lie within easy reach of 

 Yetholm, and having previously perused with deep interest the 

 serviceable and painstaking list of Camps and other ancient 

 remains in the district, contributed by Professor James Geikie to 

 the ''Proceedings" of the Club for the year 1882, I took the 

 opportunity of visiting some of these. The list which the Pro- 

 fessor furnished could only have been drawn up by one very 

 intimately conversant with the district, and at the same time 

 having an eye trained to detect the remains of the handiwork of 

 the ancient inhabitants. It may be, however, that he has left 

 some things for humbler and less scientific wanderers to note, 

 and in the hope that some of the objects which struck my atten- 

 tion in the course of my peregrinations may have some interest 

 for you, I have taken the liberty of jotting them down for your 

 use. 



I. On the hill opposite Halter Burn farm house there are 

 distinct traces of a camp of very large size — perhaps the largest 



