Re'poTt of Meetings for 1890. By Dr J. Hardy. 47 



Corn-Orakes in the meadows. The Chimney- Swallow and the 

 Martin frequent the house or the out-houses, the Swift was 

 visible on the hills. The Pied and Grey Wagtails are constantly 

 rushing after flies on the lawn before the windows. Mrs Browne 

 had seen the Greater Spotted Woodpecker at Callaly in spring, 

 and reported it from Biddleston and Brenckburn. Recently a 

 Heron has ventured to build a nest in the woods ; the Kingfisher 

 had been remarked ; the Water-Crow and the Sandpiper frequent 

 the burns. The Cuckoo and Goatsucker are numerous on the 

 moor edges. The gamekeepers reported that Woodcocks had 

 been known to build and have young at Callaly, and that occa- 

 sionally there are some rarish Ducks. The occurrence of a 

 Bittern near Whittiugham, and of a Hoopoe in Whittingham 

 Wood, was reported. 



On starting for the hill the footpath for the old village 

 traverses a shady wooded ravine, where in spring-time there is 

 much Pilewort beneath the trees ; Ground-ivy and many Prim- 

 roses thrive by the wayside ; and there is a wild Bird-cherry by the 

 burn. Diverging to the shrubbery near the steward's house, there 

 is a young Laburnum that sports flowers twice in the season. 

 Most of the old Callaly village has been removed, only the houses 

 that were required being retained and re-built. The road to the 

 hills passes through a field which was broken up from pasture 

 to grow wheat, when it rose to famine price during the Crimean 

 War. It has now reverted to its pristine condition ; and Crow- 

 berry and Heather have re-rooted themselves. The Missel- 

 Thrushes were abroad here ; and Pipits in the swamps. There 

 is an extensive fairy-ring in the pasture on the lower part ad- 

 joining the old British Camp, and facing the Dancing Hall on 

 the opposite slopes, where the Fairy-court of old held stately 

 levees, followed by sprightly festivities. The merry people have 

 now shifted sides. Eabbit Hall is an old down-coming cotfage. 

 The Camp, with double or even treble rings, overlooks a steep 

 bank ; the camp area has once been cultivated. In the field 

 across the burn, but lower down the water, is placed the force- 

 pump that supplies the mansion with watpr ; and near it is the 

 "Butter Well," which is a perpetual source of cold water for 

 dairy purposes. 



I hold that the name Callaly is not derived from Caer-law-lee, 

 a mongrel Welsh and English word, but that it is the Cold-well- 

 lea ; Calewell being the most frequent form in the Pipe Rolls. 



