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Displaying 161 - 170 of 2530 itemsBiography: Robert H. McEwen
… XC, p.150 Bob McEwen, who died in November 2016 after a long illness, made an enormous contribution to the operation of DGNHAS for … 1986 he became Secretary to the Ann Hill Research Bequest Committee which was set up to investigate the history and …
Biography: George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
… — a position he held until the Membership list of 1895. His designation at the time of election had been 'Antiquarian … 1889 he, along with Joseph Bisset, was asked to undertake a complete re-display of the Museum. Black's paper in our … Series II, Vol.6, p207 Holywood Abbey , Series II, Vol.7, p126 Notice of various Antiquities found in Dumfriesshire, and …
… to present Dr Timothy Mighall, senior lecturer in paleoecology from the University of Aberdeen. lt is well established that man has been mining for … which showed reductions in pollen numbers. This technique has been used as a standard to examine other sites in …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series III, Volume 21
… Maxwells of Hazelfield Author: M'Connel, E.W.J. 48 A Few Border Castles and Towers Author: Beattie, I. 59 Thomas … Dunskey Castle and Ardwell Motte Author: Not declared 226 Glenluce Abbey Author: Morton, A.S. 228 Dunskey Castle … Bombard Author: Appleby-Miller, R.N. 360 An Old Dumfries Commonplace Book Author: Shirley, E. 370 Rainfall Records …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series I, Volume 3
… Field Meeting. Barean Loch and White Loch Crannogs, Colvend Manse and Munches Estate Quarries Author: Not declared 1 Field Meeting. Birrens Werk Hill Author: Not … Gilchrist, J. 8 Markings in Sandstone formed by the Decomposition of Iron Pyrites [Summary only] Author: Dudgeon, …
TDGNHAS Card: 3085-4
… Four areas of archaeological significance covering a timescale from early Neolithic to post-medieval periods were identified during initial fieldwork at Lockerbie Academy.2 … end of the site, but the poor survival of this feature combined with a lack of finds and palaeobotanical evidence …
Front page: DGNHAS: Meetings, publications and more
… The joint winners of the Society’s Young Researcher Competition for 2025 are Chloe Murley (Lockerbie Academy) and Sofia Stores (St Joseph's College, Dumfries). You …
… latest book (2019). The lecture was reassuringly well attended with forty-nine online participants joining the lecture … and an important culture in poetry. In the seventh century competition increased between the kingdoms with tribute … and expansion of the Northumbrian kingdom. This went along with major cultural achievements such as the …
… full of kites The speaker at the meeting of the Society on Dec 1st 2022 was Tom Bowser, from Argaty farm in … who gave a talk entitled ‘A Skyfull of Kites’, which was accompanied by some excellemt wildlife images. Tom started by explaining how his love affair with the red kite began back in 1996, when one …
Meeting: Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels
… from Australia originally, has lived in Dumfries and Galloway for many years. She outlined the differences between … introduced from America in 1876. The greys have a very wide habitat, including urban areas, whereas the reds need … sexually mature and polygamous. Their babies, ‘kittens’, become independent at 10 weeks. Stephanie discussed ‘why …