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Displaying 171 - 180 of 2412 items… Introducing her subject, the speaker described how HM Factory Gretna stretched from Dornock in the west to Longtown … 50% of the cordite needed for the war effort and was organised on an unprecedented industrial scale. At the end of the … were not perfect timekeepers and that factory managers complained that some were unaware of the value of the …
… About 40 members and guests attended this meeting to hear a lecture by Dr Larry Griffin, Principal … possible cause for the decline in numbers was thought to be competition for nest sites with Canada Geese, which have …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series II, Volume 5
… Donations [1886, 1st October] Author: Council, The 1 Exhibits [1886, 1st October] … The 5 Donations [1886, 5th November] Author: Council, The 6 Committee's Report on the Conversazione [27th, 28th and 29th … 18 Donations [1887, 4th February] Author: Council, The 26 Cup and Ring Markings near Kirkcudbright [Dunrod …
TDGNHAS Card: 3086-6
… in the medieval period. At Coldingham, from the 12th to the 15th centuries, the abbey managed at least some of … and probably earlier, by enclosing some woods. Kelso Abbey placed an area of woodland in defence in the Monynut area in … and by stipulating a 10 to 15 year rota for cutting wood. Combined with the palynological evidence from the area this …
Biography: M.H. M'Kerrow
… membership and the part which he had played in our long history. He became a member in 1900, just 53 years ago, and … of £176 and a reserve of £230. That reserve was really a replacement of life membership fees, and could only have come … negotiations, arranged that the Town Council should buy the site and that the contents should be acquired partly …
TDGNHAS Card: 3086-12
… Today, Andrew Barrie (1798-1866) is long forgotten in his adopted town of Dumfries and fares little better in his home town of Paisley, commemorated only by his grave at Woodside Cemetery and the …
… Tradition by Andrew Breeze. Priced at £44.99 hardback, £26.99 paperback. Contents 1. Preface 2. Arthur’s Historicity 1485-2025 3. How Arthur’s Fame Reached Wales from … of Britain’s history and early literature. It begins with a compelling demonstration of ‘King’ Arthur as no figure of …
Biography: Frank Miller, F.S.A. Scot.
… the staff of the Annan Branch of the Bank of Scotland. Best known to the public as the author of The Poets of Dumfriesshire, his contributions to our Transactions were numerous and …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series II, Volume 22
… Dust and its Importance to Plant Life Author: Scott-Elliot, G. F. 9 The History of the Scottish Peat Mosses Author: Lewis, F.J. 19 The Place Name of Irongray Author: Dunlop, S. 20 The Natural … 122 Scenes from the Northern Sagas Author: Bremner, R.L. 126 The Geology of the Cluden Basin and its Relation to the …