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Displaying 101 - 110 of 1961 items… a personal Millennium project, Bruce started on a journey to celebrate and record the history of pedestrian, road, and … four obelisks. By 1740 Major William Caulfeild had become responsible for continuing the building of military … wrought iron suspension bridge in the world. Niedpath Railway Viaduct over the River Tweed near Peebles was opened in …
Biography: William George Gibson
… and antiquarian pursuits, and for his activity in seeking to popularise various branches of knowledge, died on Monday … entitled "A Medical Sketch of Dumfriesshire," and he accompanied Captain Scoresby on an Arctic expedition in which … its practice among young men, of whom a large number were always included in the circle of his acquaintance, and to whom …
… Rev Dr Ann Shukman came to live in Scotland twelve years ago. As a member of St … a well-presented, detailed talk to Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society: Bishops and … had a son who became the heir to the British throne. The outcome of the so-called 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688–91 was …
Meeting: Maria Riddell — the Friend of Burns
… Elaine Kennedy, former curator of Dumfries Museum and current editor of the Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society , undertook at … first editor of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, when she visited Edinburgh in 1792. Burns warned his friend not to …
… Tom Bowser: A sky full of kites The speaker at the meeting … who gave a talk entitled ‘A Skyfull of Kites’, which was accompanied by some excellemt wildlife images. Tom started by … local people and wildlife agencies, has been successful in getting the Government to allow the first transfer of …
Meeting: Fungi Folklore
… with them. The earliest known representation of fungi is to be found in cave paintings in Algeria, which are over … figures are covered in Psilocybin, which is often referred to as ‘Magic Mushrooms’ due to its hallucinogenic effects … which may refer to the sensations of flying and buzzing commonly experienced on consumption of this fungus. …
… Dr Dermot Kennedy gave a wide-ranging, well-presented talk to Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society on the subject … this self-same field in prehistoric times. There are no easy answers in this new emerging science of population …
Meeting: Trial excavations at Tongland Abbey
… David Devereux, former DGNHAS president and curator of the Stewarty Museum, presented an update on the … reason for the dig was to locate the site of the abbey and get an idea of the layout and extent of the structures. It … Tongland Abbey was founded in 1218 by Alan, Lord of Galloway for the White Canons of the Premonstratensian Order. …
… who retired from the army in 1998, was the first speaker to address Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society in 2012. His … it was in recognition of support at the slaying of the Red Comyn. The marriage of John Charteris, a Protestant, in the …
… Robinson, ecologist and project manager of the site in Galloway, when he addressed Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society at the end of January. The … beetle), two-bar longhorn beetles, help to break down vegetation. Spiked shielbug, sabre wasp and artichoke gall …