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with stone slabs. A slightly projecting cornice, with a 

 hollow chamfer below, runs along the top of the wall ; and 

 there is a narrow basement course, with a plain slope above, 

 close to the ground. The only window now remaining is a 

 small round-headed one, which looks to the south-east, 

 slightly bevelled round the outer edge, and very widely 

 splayed within." But there are traces of what was evidently 

 a similar window at the opposite side of the structure, 

 which looked towards the north-east. A rectangular piscina 

 niche, a little below and to the right of the remaining 

 window, which had been built up and concealed from view 

 when Mr Ferguson first examined the apse, was revealed 

 at a recent visit by the decayed state of the plaster, and 

 is now exposed in its original state. 



PRE-HISTORIC HILL FORTS. 



Through the kind consideration of the Earl of Home, who 

 had most frankly thrown open his estate to the inspection 

 of the Club, the members were here placed under the 

 guidance of Mr Barrie, gamekeeper, and Mr Marshall, 

 forester. 



By far the greater number accompanied Mr Barrie, in a 

 walk to Bunkle Edge, to examine the remarkable series of 

 pre-historic hill forts, which stretches from Warlawbank on 

 the east, to Prestoncleugh on the west ; while the remainder, 

 including the honoured Secretary, Dr Hardy — whom every- 

 body was delighted to see present in greatly improved 

 health— proceeded with Mr Marshall to Prestoncleugh, where, 

 after taking notes of the district, they eventually rejoined 

 the rest, and accompanied them to Preston. 



Those accompanying Mr Barrie proceeded by Crossgatehall 

 and up the Drakemire road to the summit of Bunkle Edge, 

 at a height of 879 feet above sea-level. Here a most 

 extensive and magnificent view of the Merse and the 

 Roxburghshire and Northumberland hills was obtained, a 

 prospect which was again and again presented from different 

 points of vantage, and at altitudes of 660, 708, and 530 

 feet. 



The attention of the members, however, was mainly 

 directed to the inspection of the forts, or camps as they are 

 often called, and in this the company were fortunate in 



