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Displaying 21 - 30 of 1961 itemsMeeting: Three talks by members
… Anne Fairn and Eileen Toolis — Survey of Gardens and Designed Landscapes around … History Society of Scotland spoke to Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society on Members' … as a backdrop. Eileen quoted the report of DGNHAS members' visit to Terregles Gardens on 7th June 1890. The Terregles …
Meeting: Mary Timney, The Road to the Gallows, the story of Scotland's last public execution of a woman
… The Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society recently met to hear a talk by … book, 'Mary Timney, The Road To The Gallows', which is recommended reading to anyone wishing to learn more of the …
Biography: William Fleming Cormack
… his early education at Lockerbie, Moffat and Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh. His university studies were … he would lead the conversation through a multitude of byways of archaeology, history and indeed many other subjects. … Surface Finds on Burnswark'. Ibid, p.189. 1962 'Two Coins from Glenluce Sand Dunes and One from Dryfesdale'. …
Biography: Dr Thomas Boyle Grierson
… Dispersal* by A.E.Truckell, M.A., F.M.A., F.S.A.Scot. Doctor Grierson received a grant from the Duke of Buccleuch of … ABBEY. Forked Bronze object, HOLYWOOD Churchyard. Coins found in Mid-Nithsdale, and presumably part of the … one "found under the hearthstone of an old house in Galloway": one from STEPENDS, Penpont: one from KIRKGUNZEON …
Wood Pigot place list: Wood Places, Annan, 1826
… Street Annan, River - Black Dub Note: Junction of roads to Ecclefechan and Preston Hall/Preston Field Blue Bell Inn … High Street. Butt Street (Butts Street) Calf Land Wynd (Solway Street) Note: Notes as leading to 'Road to Whinny Rigg' … Reference List. North side of the east end of High Street Commercial Bank (High Street) Note: No 4 of Reference List. …
… Tom Rees began his talk by explaining his intention to give … and delivery of the Can You Dig It? project, under the Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership Scheme. Landscape … rectangular courtyard enclosing two buildings. A second visit to the site cleared an adjacent kiln barn for drying …
Biography: Dr R.C. Reid
… III, Vol. XL, pp.9–12 The Society and archaeological and historical research generally has suffered a great loss by the … in his appointment to the Museum and assisted him in every way throughout) is only beginning to feel the void left by … to sponsor a joint scheme by which students were helped to get experience and training in excavation. For many years …
Wood Pigot place list: Pigot Places, Dumfries and Maxwelltown, 1825-26
… Albany Place (Albany) Dumfries Note: In the Pigot &c. Directory for 1825/26 there are six entries for 'Albion Place' … Insurance [Co.] (English Street) Dumfries Bank of Scotland, Commercial - (High Street) Dumfries Note: Merchants, … ten to three) - .. drawn on Smith, Payne & Co. Bank, Galloway - (at the Kings Arms Inn) (High Street) Dumfries Note: …
Meeting: Overland to the Caucasus
… Jeremy Brock: Overland to the Caucasus Jeremy Brock, member and former president, … Purple Heron, and noted the use of water buffalo to clear vegetation in the Kizilirmak wetland delta. Farther along the … of sheep taking place along the Georgian Military Highway. On his arrival at the Kolkheti wetlands, Jeremy …
Meeting: A Humanitarian Life
… announced at the December meeting of Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society that the speaker, named to … to city life in Glasgow. In addition to his father's parish commitments he grew up witnessing his mother, the practical …