352 Report of Meeting* for 1886. By J. Hardy. 



Half way down the drive, grow three small maple trees and a 

 hawthorn on what was once a knoll (now levelled). This was 

 said to mark an old burial place of the Lauder family. How 

 they came to be buried here I have not ascertained, as the 

 documentary evidences of their being in possession are recent. 

 Mr Mitchell of Stow, left directions to place a stone in this 

 place, and it has been done by Lady Reay ; with the 

 inscription : — 



"this stone 

 is placed by the 



DIRECTIONS OF 



ALEXANDER MITCHELL, ESQ., OF STOW 



TO 



MARK THE SPOT 



WHICH WAS THE 



ANCIENT BURIAL PLACE 



OF 



THE LAUDER FAMILY." 



By the kind consent of the ownei*, Henry Eoberts, Esq., the 

 company turned aside to visit Chapel, which adjoins and lies 

 above Carolside. In descending towards it an agreeable show 

 of the blue blossoms of Geranium pratense appeared on the 

 river banks near the place for crossing. Chapel is a range of 

 buildings in the cottage style, which successive owners have 

 added to ; having lengthened front and extensive involved 

 interior passages. It looks out from a platform over the Carol- 

 side woods, and across to the Cowdenknowes ; all the vale and 

 heights being full of trees and leafiness ? except the park in front 

 which is studded with single trees. I visited it afterwards in 

 search of inscriptions, but there were none of any importance. 

 There is a carved stone over the gardener's house, with the date 

 1855. On a slate slab in the kitchen scrambling all over the 

 stone, is cut in a cursive hand, 17 R.H. 25. The letters are 

 combined in a monogram. The date is too recent for any of 

 the Harts, once owners here. The shield with the Fairholme 

 arms needs scarcely to be referred to. The young silver firs 

 are much injured by the Chermes Picea, and Mr Roberts has 

 taken means to extirpate it. This is said to be the case also at 

 Drygrange and Kimmerghame. Several other conifers were 

 standing still in their growth, or pining. There was a consider- 



