42 Report of the Meetings for 1892. 



two or three plane-trees. The name is Pictish ; but see 

 Statistical Account. 



In the garden of the farm house are the remains of the 

 foundation of the old mansion of Bolton, and at the west end 

 of the existing farm house is the small enclosure called the 

 "Orchard" Park, a name it bore when the Hepburns owned 

 the manor. 



Bolton village stands 25U feet above sea level, but on 

 resuming our journey to Yester, and having Eaglescarnie on 

 our left hand, we rose rapidly above that level until near the 

 confines of the parish of Bolton. The roads are shaded by 

 trees, principally Scotch and Silver Firs and Beeches. Brambles, 

 wild Rasps, and native Birch form the undergrowth ; while the 

 roadsides produce abundance of Timothy Grass and Cocksfoot, 

 interspersed here and there with Yarrow and the Ox-eyed 

 Daisy. Polypodium vulgare is also abundant near the roadside. 



Just before reaching the gate on our left which passes down 

 to Eaglescarnie Mains Farm, a short but steep declivity brings 

 us to the site of an old Camp, called by the common name of 

 the Cheaters. The woods on our right and left (and of which 

 Bolton Moor Wood forms part) occupy a strip of moorland 

 which passes through Yester, Bolton, Salton, and Pencaitland 



The woods of Eaglescarnie are specially rich in Botanical 

 specimens, and large masses of grey granite are occasionally 

 a serious obstruction to the plough. Fiue specimens of 

 Lepidodendron are frequently found. 



In March 1879, while workmen were cutting a drain on the 

 north side of Eaglescarnie House, an old copper, brass, or 

 bronze pot was found. Part of it is missing, but two large 

 pieces are remaining. It has no ornamentation about it. 

 Stands about six inches high, and has a rim of about half an 

 inch broad. It is in the possession of A. C. Stuart, Esq., the 

 owner of the estate. He also ibund, a few years ago, a coin 

 of the reign of Constantius Chlorus, father of Constantino the 

 Great. Two old Scotch Querns (the upper parts only) found 

 on the estate, are near the stable yard. 



Emerging from the wood-enclosed road at the top of 

 Inglisfield Brae, a vast panorama of cultivated land, with the 

 Lammermoors as a background, opened to our view. Newhall 

 in ruins, formerly a dower house of the Tweeddale family, was 



