Report of the Meetings for 1894. 33 



CELTS. 



1. Stone, found in " Farm Park," Addinstone, Lauder, by Maggie 



Cockburn (1878.) Ancient Burying Ground in same field. 



2. Bronze, been in possession of owner's family since 1780. 



3. Bronze, found at Glenburnie, Longcroffc, by Thomas Wilson (1879.) 



RINGS. 



1. Stone, found at Longcroft by .1. Dickinson (1870.) 



2. Stone, found at Tollishill, Lauder, 3 feet under gronnd, by Geo. 



Bennett (1872.) 



3. Stone, found at Longcroft (1873.) 



4. Stone, Do. (1873.) 



5. Stone, Do. (1893.) 



Mr Romanes, during our "rest and be thankful" here, read 

 the Act of the Scottish Parliament of James II., held at 

 Stirling in 1455, bearing upon the lighting of "bails" or 

 beacons at Edgarhope, Hume Castle, and Soltra Edge, and 

 to which attention is called in the Itinerary. 



The company then commenced to ascend to Longcroft Camp, 

 walking up the Hollow Way which leads to the top. There 

 is no doubt of the genuine antiquity of this road. Its mounded 

 sides are quite plain for most of the distance. About the middle 

 there is a well preserved loop. There are indications of a 

 second one. Both side loops run off to the right in going 

 up. This road has been made by cutting into the hill and 

 mounding the earth thrown out on the lower side. After 

 a general survey of the leading features of the Camp, the 

 President read the notes which Dr Christison had prepared. 



These stated "Longcroft Camp is 700 yards north-east of 

 the junction of Sourhope Burn and Whalplaw Burn, 300 yards 

 west of the former, 250 yards east of the latter, about 400 

 feet above them, or 1100 feet above the sea. Steep descents 

 protect the site, except to the north, where access along the 

 ridge is easy. There is a difficulty in determining the nature 

 of the three main defensive lines, arising partly from changes 

 in their structure as they circle round, partly from the presence 

 of a number of substantial mounds in the interior, which 

 enclose seven large spaces of various shape, and one of which, 

 on the west side, takes the place of the inner ring. I was 

 unable, in the face of a gale of wind and rain, to plan the 



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