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be recollected that an incised stone with spirals forming the door 

 sill of this vault, was engraved from Mr E. B. Armstrong's 

 " Hist, of Liddesdale " &c, in Club's Hist. Vol. x., Plate V*: 

 and referred to at pp. 34'6-7. The second storey was ascended 

 to by a ladder. There is a plain spacious fine old fire-place with 

 stout jambs ; above the mantel-piece is a series of stones laid 

 obliquely edgeways. On the floor grew a quantity of JEthusa 

 cynapium which was in blossom ; also Common Groundsel and 

 Cardamine sylvatica. The upper storey was also reached by 

 ladder. Young Ash-trees, Wild Eoses, Knap weeds and grasses 

 grew round the battlements. The charming sweep of wood 

 surmounting the grey rocks rising from above a bend of river 

 opposite, was one of the finest scenes we had looked at during 

 the day's journey. A drawing of the fine tower at Gilnockie 

 should be obtained for the Club. 



Higher up the river on the opposite side from Knittyholm lies 

 Glencartholm where fossil fishes and plants of new species were 

 discovered by the Ordnance Geological Surveyors. The fishes 

 were Ganoid with shining bony plates or scales like those of 

 Sturgeons, Bony Pike, Scarus, etc. A dealer in curiosities from 

 Carlisle, I was told, employed three men for several days to 

 collect specimens here for sale. The fishes and plants have been 

 described and figured in the Transactions of the Eoyal Society 

 of Edinburgh. There was no time to linger ; and here owing to 

 the necessities of the train most of the members were forwarded 

 to the Gilnockie Station for their several destinations. Those 

 who stayed then went on to Canonbie. Nowhere were finer 

 displays of Phlox blossoms than in the cottage gardens between 

 the Hollows Tower and Canonbie ; and also in almost every garden 

 at Canonbie. On our way we passed Nottyholm where William 

 Eussell, the historian of "Modern Europe," died in 1793. He 

 was born at Windydoors in Selkirkshire in 1741. 



Canonbie church and churchyard were naturally the first objects 

 of attention. The church externally has a somewhat castellated 

 aspect, presenting a striking appearance from a distance ; and 

 is of great size, being seated for 1000 people, and well fitted up 

 in the interior. There are four elegant silver Communion Cups, 

 very thin in the plate, supposed to have been manufactured out 

 of two. The inscription is " Canonby Church, 1792." The 

 Hall marks are | -— - | a thistle | L | a head or bust. | The 



