474 Report of Meetings for 1881. By Jas. Hardy. 



last year Mr Hall's shepherd killed several on the moors above 

 Dunns Houses. Before re-joining the conveyances, a whinchat 

 {Saxicola ruhetra) was observed perched on the summit of a bog- 

 thistle, the only example seen during the visit. Wheat-ears ap- 

 peared at Horsley. By the side of Watling Street in proceeding 

 to Dunns Houses, green squares bounded with turf walls were 

 pointed out, which are called " Green camps." The purpose of 

 them is unknown. Curlews, Mr Bolam noticed, were still at 

 High Carrick, but the young and old were assembling for depar- 

 ture ; a single curlew was seen between Troughend and Corsen- 

 side, and several lapwings above Old Town ; wheat-ears also 

 appeared there. At Troughend are some of the largest and 

 oldest elm trees in the district. In the time of Henry III, the 

 Abbot of Gedworth held one carrucate of land in Trocquen in 

 pure alms-gift.** This is unknown to Scottish antiquarians. 



"We shall now return to the rest of our friends, from whom, 

 bound for Woodburn, we parted at Horsley. *' After a few 

 hours," says Mr Eussell, " spent in the neighbourhood of the 

 Eoman remains, the party returned to Otterburn, about 1 o'clock, 

 where they lunched at the inn, under the chairmanship of Mr 

 Adam Eobertson, Mr Wood, Galashiels, being croupier. After 

 lunch the company drank to the healths of Mr Arkle and Dr. 

 Eobertson, in recognition of the able and intelligent manner in 

 which during two days they had guided the party in their ex- 

 ploration of the antiquities and curiosities of the neighbourhood. 

 About 3 o'clock the party separated, highly gratified with their 

 two days' sight-seeing in the interesting district of Kedesdale." 



At this meeting the following were proposed as members of the 

 Club:— Mr William Maddan, British Linen Company's Bank, 

 Berwick ; Eev. James Beale, The Parsonage, Dunse ; Mr Wm. 

 Thompson Hall of Dunns Houses, by Woodburn ; Hugh Miller, 

 F.G.S. of the Ordnance Survey, Elsdon ; and Mr James Leslie 

 Newbigin, Alnwick. 



Sir Walter EUiot and Professor Leboui" were appointed re- 

 presentatives of the Club at the York meeting of the British 

 Association of Science. 



Kelso Meeting. 



The fourth meeting was held at Kelso, on Wednesday, August 



31st. There were thirty seven or more present, including the two 



Secretaries, Dr. Praucis Douglas and Mr Hardy:— Eevs. J. F. 



* Testa de Nevill, p. 385. 



