10*2 On daUjtlUd with Tough Clay. By James Wood. 



direction ; and no doubt is a continuation of the one we have 

 already tried to describe, in the higher part of Shippath dean. 

 We came to this conclusion after seeing the first one, and com- 

 paring the direction from which we had come. Its slanting 

 inclination both here and at the other dean, led us to this con- 

 clusion. This dyke is popularly known by the name of " Fairy 

 Castles," and is itself, worth coming all the way from Cock- 

 burnspath to inspect. 



The ravine we are traversing brings the wanderer out at 

 Stottingcleugh, a rather painful journey in a warm day for the 

 feet, the loose stones being very uncomfortable to walk over. 

 At a shady moist corner, where an overhanging rock gives a 

 pleasant shade, the Golden Saxifrage, Beech Fern, Polypodium 

 2)hegopteris, and the Oak Fern, with a profusion of Mosses and 

 Tungermannise were all flourishing in company. Lower down, 

 the bonny wild Thyme in many shades of purple was glowing 

 on the gravelly bed of the burn, covering great spaces with its 

 fragrant beauty. The stately Foxglove grew on the banks 

 among the common Bracken, where it never appears to greater 

 advantage. 



Altogether this excursion is a most interesting one ; and with 

 good weather and pleasant company, as we had on this occasion, 

 would be thoroughly enjoj^ed. 



"We speedily reached Stottingcleugh, and by sharp driving 

 caught the six train at Cockburnspath, which brought us home 

 in good time, with heavy vascula. Mr Hardy and Mr Arthur 

 Evans accompanied me. 



On Cists filled with Tough Clay, found in Coldingham 

 Churchyard. By James Wood. 



Some time ago, as the sexton was digging a grave in Colding- 

 ham Churchyard, he came upon the angle or corner of an ancient 

 building, which he was obliged to remove in order to execute 

 his work. In the course of this removal, he found that the 

 masonry had rested on a large flat stone which he at first took 

 to be a foundation stone. On digging deeper, however, he dis- 

 covered that it formed the covering of a cist, the sides of which 

 were constructed of similar unhewn slabs. The cist was of flic 



