CO Report of Meetings for 1890. By Dr J. Hardy. 



spur is to be engraved. Sir "William Grossman then passed 

 round plans of the excavations he had made at Holy Island, and 

 St. Cuthbert's Isle, and which he had got engraved for presenta- 

 tion to the Club to illustrate the part of the "Proceedings" for 

 1890; and also showed and explained a valuable Roll of the 

 landowners of Holy Island from the 14th century, a document 

 found among his title-deeds, which he also proposes to contribute 

 to its pages in a condensed form, along with other relative 

 notes. The Roll has hitherto remained unknown. Favoured 

 with beautiful weather, the meeting passed off well. The 

 following were present: — Major-Geueral Sir William Grossman, 

 K.G.M.G., F.S.A., M.P., Gheswick House, President; Dr James 

 Hardy, Oldcambus, Secretary ; Dr Gharles Stuart, Ghirnside ; Dr 

 Stewart Stirling, Edinburgh ; Dr Skinner, Lauder ; Dr Shirra 

 Gibb, Boon ; Rev. George Gunn, Stitchel ; Rev. Thomas Martin, 

 Lauder; Major-General J. J. Boswell, C.B., Darnlee, Melrose; 

 Major John Broad, Ash by ; Major Macpherson, Melrose ; Mr 

 Alexander Curie, F.S.A. Scot., Prior Wood, Melrose; Mr W. B. 

 Boyd, Faldonside; Mr William T. Hindmarsh, F.L.S., Alnbauk, 

 Alnwick ; Mr George H. Thompson, Alnwick ; Mr Robert 

 Romanes, F.S.A. Scot., Harryburn, Lauder ; Mr David M. 

 Watson, Hawick; Mr A. G. Spence, Boon, and three others ; Mr 

 Kerr, Langshaw ; Mr Alex. Hay Borthwick, Ladyside Cottage, 

 Melrose ; Mr James Tait, Gattouside ; Mr J, Freer, F.S.A. Scot., 

 Fordell Villa, Melrose ; Mr John Ferguson, Duns ; Mr Peter 

 Loney, Marchmont ; Mr George Yeitch, Brighton ; Mr James 

 Wood, Galashiels ; Mr Michael Muir, Fernlea, Selkirk ; Mr John 

 TurnbuU, Ettrick View, Selkirk; Mr George Fortune and Miss 

 Fortune, Duns ; Mr George Henderson, Shidlaw. 



List of Antiquities exhibited at Melrose, July 23, 1890. By Mr 

 John Freer, F.S.A., Scot. From Brock, Bow Castle, Galawater. 

 Fragment of a vessel apparently of large size, and rough piece 

 of soft red fire-clay, the latter bearing distinct impress of fingers. 

 Fragment of black pottery, measuring 2 ins. by If ins., 

 apparently sepulchral. The vessel of which it formed a part 

 appears to have been ornamented with lozenge-shaped spaces 

 filled in with parallel lines, drawn in various directions, with a 

 sharp pointed implement. Its presence in the Broch probably 

 points to an interment of an earlier period on the same site. 

 Various other fragments of pottery, charcoal, bone, etc. From 

 Camp on Mast Eildon Sill. Small piece of sandstone, used 



