REPORT OF MEETINGS FOR 1901 65 



Alwinton, Harbottle, Holystone, and Biddleston. 



The Third Meeting, on Thursday, 1 8th July, was held 

 at Alwinton, as its furthest point; and included visits to 

 Holystone and Hiirbottle on the outward journey, and 

 Biddleston on the return. 



The following members, and their friends, took part in the 

 day's doings : — The President, Sir George B. Douglas, Bart., 

 Springwocd Park (only towards the close of the day) ; Mr G. 

 G. Butler, Ewart Park, Editing Secretary ; Rev. Alexander 

 Bell and Mrs Bell, Rothbury ; Rev. John Burleigh, Ednam ; 

 Mr John Cairns, Alnwick ; Mr Edward Caird, London, and 

 Mr Chaplin, visitors; Mr D. D. Dixon, Rothbury; Hon, and 

 Rev. W. Ellis, Bothal ; Rev. James Fairbrother, Warkworth ; 

 Mr Arthur Giles, Edinburgh ; Mr J. C. Hodgson, Alnwick ; 

 Rev. Ambrose Jones, Stannington ; Rev. Thomas Leishman, 

 D.D., Edinburgh; Rev. J. F. Leishman, Linton; Mr W. 

 Maddan, Berwick ; Mr B. Morton, Sunderland ; Sir John 

 Riddell, Bart., Hepple ; Lady and Miss Riddell ; Mr H. 

 RutherfurJ, Fairnington ; Mr F. Rutherford, Hawick; Mr 

 J. A. Somervail, Hoselaw ; Mr E. Thew, Warkworth; Mr 

 and Mrs H. J. Willyains, Alnwick; Rev. Canon Wilsden, 

 Wooler. 



As the Club has already on two former excursions visited 

 the district, and possesses in its Proceedings an account of 

 many of the interesting points which were seen to-day, it is 

 needless to repeat what is recorded in 1868 (Vol. v., p. 381), 

 and in 1887 (Vol. xii., p. 38-55); and a general note of 

 this day's journeying, added to the following descriptions of 

 Holystone and Biddleston, which were given to us on the 

 spot by Mr Dixon, will suffice. 



It maj' be remarked at the outset, to compare present 

 with past, that the excursion of 1887 and that of 1901 are 

 marked by two contrasts. The report of the former gives 



