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Displaying 61 - 70 of 2412 items… of Sir John Richardson, our forgotten local hero was the topic of the talk given by Brian Morrell of the Wildfowl and … and Antiquarian Society. Spitzbergen Barnacle Geese, having come close to extinction at 300 in the 1940s and now … (1787–1865), the eldest of 12 children, was born at Nith Place, Dumfries, on 5th November. His father, Gabriel …
… in which he has been conducting research and making photographic records since 2006. His background of 27 years in … bridge at Annan serves as a World War Two Memorial. The communion Table in Castle Douglas Church records the names … Trust. Closure of churches and demolition of buildings places memorials at risk. The Civic Memorial in the former …
… described the speakers’ recent research on Iron Age gold torcs. Close examination of the Netherurd torc from the … casting as previously thought. The terminals of the Snettisham Great Torc and Snettisham Grotesque Torc were … Torc, suggesting that this was a traditional technology. Comparison of several different torcs showed how different …
Meeting: The Heart of Galloway: recent archaeological work on NTS properties at Threave and Rockcliffe
… team is supplemented by archaeological contractors assigned to specific sites. Volunteers are widely used, … the prominent observation tower. By this time, the coming of the railway had divided the estate, with the new … but more likely 9th-century Brittonic or Old Welsh place-name, indicating the site was occupied long before the …
… pottery was the intriguing title of George Haggarty's talk to Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. George has had an … was obviously unsatisfactory. By 1805 changes were taking place as neo-classical ware emerged in the form of dipped …
Meeting: The saving of the City of Adelaide
… has been saved from being broken up a number of times due to luck and her significance. The ship was designed to carry … and the State of South Australia, which was run as a commercial operation, not taking convicts. She operated this … accepted and ownership was exchanged in 2013. The ship was placed on a cradle onto a barge and towed to Greenwich to be …
Meeting: Milk! From Grass to the Table
… Ulsterman, addressed Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society on the subject of Milk! from … Northern Ireland, after graduating, with the Northern Foods Company for eight years, during the last five of which he … cow was 5,000 litres; now it is over 7,000 litres and the best cows are averaging 10,000 litres. The establishment of …
Meeting: Scottish Birds in Mongolia
… The annual meeting of Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society held in Galloway 2014–2015 took place in Castle Douglas. Illness of the intended speaker at … nowhere in fine weather". On a map, to locate Mongolia, a Communist country till the 1990s, find Lake Baikal and move …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series II, Volume 4
… Donations [1883, 5th October] Author: Council, The 1 Exhibits [1883, 5th October] Author: Council, The 1 Successful outcome of Protest against proposed changes to the Old Bridge … Presbytery House, Dumfries, to be considered as a Meeting Place for the Society [Mention only] Author: Council, The 71 …