43 ft. 







15 ft. 



2 



in 



14 ft. 



6 



in 



16 ft. 



6 



in 



78 ft. 







82 ft. 







)sitie8 were 



ex 



hil 



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In 1893 the measurements were: — 

 Length of trunk 

 Girth at 10 ft. from ground 

 ,, at 6 ft. 6 in. from ground 

 ,, at 5 ft. from ground 

 Height on upper side 

 ,, under side 



An Adder in spirits and some other curiosities were exhibited. 



On the morning of the 28th, the party — which was augmented 

 beyond the number at dinner by W. Grant Guthrie, Hawick ; 

 John Caverhill, Jedneuk, and his son, Austen Caverhill ; John 

 Barr, Berwick, and his son, A. H. Barr, as guest; William 

 Crawford, Duns ; Revs. A. Pollok Sym, Lilliesleaf, and Dr 

 Sprott, North Berwick; General Sprott, Eastbourne; Arthur 

 Giles, Edinburgh — started in three brakes at 8 a.m., driving 

 past Cleithaugh and Edgerstone, by the pass over Carter 

 Fell, to Rochester. The weather was somewhat threatening, 

 and a very heavy, long continued shower fell at the summit 

 of the pass. Thus Mr Bolam, the Treasurer, had only one 

 companion in his walk from this spot. 



At Rochester, the others were joined by Mr and Mrs Butler 

 from Ewart, Dr Robertson of Otterburn, with Mr J. Eraser 

 Robinson, Vice-President of the Hull Scientific and Field 

 Naturalists' Club, as a guest, introduced to the President 

 by letter from Dr Hardy. 



The President produced and read the following letter from 

 Major R. Thompson to Dr Hardy. 



Walworth Hall, 



Darlington, 



July 20th, 1898. 

 Dear Dr Hardy, 



I am very sorry that I am unable to be 

 present at the meeting of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club in 

 Upper Redewater next week, as T am much interested in that 

 part, a portion of the ancient Roman ' Camp ' at Rochester 

 belonging to me, is a most interesting old relic, being so wonder- 

 fully perfect in parts. I, however, enclose ^ou a rough sketch 



