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After leaving the town the telegraph line will be seen, which 

 indicates the road to Stow. 



The rbad to be followed is the Great Edinburgh Road, which passes 

 over Soutra Hill. In former days it was the favourite road between 

 Edinburgh and London, and twelve coaches passed through Lauder daily. 



At the junction of the Stow and Edinburgh roads is " Loanside 

 House," and next it the " Anchorage," with a Public Bowling Green 

 behind, then " Loanend Cottage," all on the left. 

 . On the right are " Waterloo Place" and " Harry burn House." 



The next house on the left is Lord Lauderdale's Forester's Cottage, 

 and on the right the Western Lodge. 



Then comes an old Toll House, "Midburn"; the road going off at 

 right angles to the left leads to " Trabrown," an ancient barony, and 

 on the same side will be seen " Pilmuir," on which there is a Camp 

 called " Blackchester." The ground is in plantation, and there is a 

 gamekeeper's house in the plantation, which will enable any one to 

 identify the place. 



Looking to the right you see, on the furthest hill, a wood, called 

 " Edgarhope," where there was, in ancient times, a castle, and where 

 signal fires communicated with Hume and Soltra Edge. 



On the round top of the hill called " Dabshood," to the north of 

 the wood, there are the remains of a very large Camp, in the centre 

 of which a monolithic stone was erected on occasion of the marriage 

 of Lady Mary Maitland, now the Countess of Meath. 



There is a choice of roads to Addinstone from this point. We go 

 by " Newmills Farm" and " Newbigging Walls Farm." " Hantington 

 Farm" is to the right, when the end of the cross road is reached. 



Up to the right is " Burncastle," where there is a Camp. Next, 

 we reach Lylestone, and thereafter pass Cleekhimin school, and see 

 Longcroft, where there is also a well-marked stone Camp, and then 

 we reach Addinstone, an earthen Camp. 



The return will be by Carfraemill, passing " Boghall " on the way; 

 and in front will be seen the " Church and Manse of Ohannelkirk," 

 at one. time known as the mother-church of Childenkirk. Here there 

 is a Camp or Broch (not circular) which should be examined 

 some day. 



At Carfraemill the continuation of the road to Edinburgh will be 

 seen ; and also a side road, which leads via Lammerlaw into East Lothian. 



After crossing the bridge near Carfraemill, a road will be seen on 

 the right ; this leads to the village of Oxton. 



Passing on, you have the following farms on the right : — " Over- 

 howden," " CoUielaw," "Midburn," and " Shielfield," with "Pilmuir" 

 again in view ; and on the left " Wiselawmill " and the " Hangh," 

 and "Newmills," which was passed when going; and the road by 

 which the party went is again arrived at. 



At Earlston and at Lauder, collections of various objects of local 

 archgeological interest will be shown by R. H. Dunn, Esq. ; Thomas 

 Scott, Esq., A.R.S.A. ; and W. Dickinson, Esq., Longcroft. 



