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Baronial mansion, part of which has been fortified, and the 

 skyline is very picturesque. The grounds are surrounded 

 by ditches and earthworks raised by the French General, 

 De Thermes, in 1549, wlio erected the fort for interrupting 

 the supplies of the English garrison at Haddington. 



Mr Hope kindly pointed out the various points of interest 

 about the house — the old armour, pictures, and cabinets — 

 with which the company were much pleased. The flower 

 garden and grounds were next visited and much admired. 

 The monastery and church of the Eed Friars of Luffness 

 were visited ; these are in the grounds. The foundations 

 are all that mark the site of these buildings, excepting a 

 pointed doorway into the choir, and a small piece of wall 

 with a recess and a much-worn effigy, supposed to be that 

 of the founder. There are also the remains of a monumental 

 slab, with an old letter inscription to Kentigern Hepburn 

 of Wauchton, who lived in 1498. There are arms on the 

 shield, in the centre of the cross, and these are the arms 

 of the Hepburns. 



The old fish ponds of the monks were pointed out near 

 the ruins of the old monastery. This having completed 

 the day's programme, the party drove to Aberlady and 

 dined in the Golf Hotel. 



The following met together at dinner: — Mr A. H. Evans, 

 M.A., F.Z S., Cambridge, President, and Mrs Evans ; 

 Colonel D. Milne Home, Caldra, Duns, Organizing Secretary; 

 Mr George Bolam, P.Z.S., Berwick, Treasurer ; Mr John 

 CaverhiU, Jedneuk, Jedburgh ; Mr I. H. N. Evans, Cam- 

 bridge; The Hon. and Rev. W. C. Ellis, Bothal Haugh, 

 Morpeth; Mr G. Fortune, Kilmeny, Duns; Mr J. Ferguson, 

 F.S.A. (Scot.), Duns; Capt. J. A. Forbes, E.N., and Mr 

 Louis Forbes, Berwick ; Mr David Gilchrist, Musselburgh ; 

 Rev. D. Hunter, D.D., Galashiels; Mr G. Henderson, Upper 

 Keith ; Mr and Mrs Henderson ; Miss Irvine ; Rev. R. 0. 

 Inglis, Berwick; Mr J. Park Inglis; Mr Stevenson Macadam, 

 Edinburgh ; Major J. F. Macpherson, Edinburgh ; Mr Wm. 

 Maddan, lierwick ; Capt. F. M. Norman, R.N., Berwick ; 

 Mr H. Paton, Edinburgh ; Mr H. Rutherford, Fairnington 

 Crags, Roxburgh ; Mr Charles Rea, Halterburn ; Dr Stephen ; 

 Capt. Geo. Tancred, Weens; Mr Robt. Thin, Edinburgh, 



