Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 2 (2)

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 2 (2)
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	2 (2)
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Journal
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	1855
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	ADS Archive (ADS Archive)
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	11 Jul 2017

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Article Title	Author / Editor	Page Start/End
Letters from Lord Hailes and the Earl of Buchan relative to a proposed collection of Scottish Portraits, and to the formation of the Society of Antiquaries.	James D H Elphinstone	134 - 138
A letter to the Earl of Buchan from Monsignore Carlo Erskine, Domestic Prelate to Pope Pius VI., with Notices of Papal Bulls issued to Scotland.	Cosmo Innes	139 - 142
Suggestions for the removal of St Margaret's Well, near Restalrig, in the vicinity of Edinburgh, to a more favourable site.	David Laing	143 - 147
Notice of a Curious boundary of part of the Lands of Burgie, near Forres, in a Charter of King Alexander II., 1221.	James B Brichan	147 - 152
Notice of Antiquities on the Isle of Eday, Orkney, recently examined by James Farrer, of Ingleborough, communicated by John Stuart.		154 - 158
Letter of safe conduct and recommendation granted by James II., King of Scots, to Nicholas Georgiades, a Greek of Arcosson, travelling through Scotland to collect the Alms of the Faithful for the ransom of his Brother, taken prisoner by the Turks at the Capture of Constantinople in 1453.	Joseph Robertson	159 - 161
Notice of a Sculptured Sarcophagus, and other Sepulchral Monuments, recently discovered in the Churchyard of Govan.	James C Roger	161 - 165
Notes on Melrose Abbey; Especially in reference to inscriptions on the wall of the South Transept.	John Smith	166 - 175
Meeting Notes		176 - 177
Notes on the Bronze and Iron remains dug up in a 'Pict's House,' in the Holm of Eday, Orkney (presented at last meeting to the Museum of the Society).	John Stuart	178 - 179
Notice of a Silver Cup; formerly belonging to the family of Calder of Assuanley, in Strathbogie.	Charles E Dalrymple	180 - 184
Notice of Comets, Eclipses, Earthquakes, and other natural phenomena, from old Scottish Chroniclers and Diarists, with remarks.	Robert Chambers	184
Communication from The Royal Society of Antiquaries at Dresden.	J O Mitchell	185 - 186
Extract of a letter referring to the destruction of the 'Douglas Room,' Stirling Castle, from the Rev. Charles Rogers, communicated by John Stuart.		186 - 187
Notices descriptive of the Localities of certain sculptured stone monuments in Forfarshire &c. (Part I).	Andrew Jervise	187 - 199
Notes on some Scottish Family Names and Arms.	Cosmo Innes	202
Antiquities of the Copper Region of the North American Lakes.	Daniel Wilson	203 - 212
Notices of the Early History of the Parish of Govan.	James C Roger	212 - 216
Memorandum relative to a piece of Ordnance, found 28th March 1856, in the course of excavations by The Royal Engineer Department, at Broughty Castle, Communicated by Lieut Col R C Moody, Royal Engineers.		220 - 222
Notice of the death of Robert Blackader, Archbishop of Glasgow, during a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, in the year 1508.	David Laing	222 - 226
Notice of the Ruins of Baths discovered at Edzell Castle, Forfarshire in May 1855, &c.	Andrew Jervise	226 - 229
Notice of Sculptured Stones and other antiquities found on the Castle Hill of Kintore, and of other ancient remains found in the neighbourhood.	John Stuart	230 - 233
Account of the expenses of the Funeral of Mrs Barbara Ruthven, Daughter-in-Law of Sir Hugh Paterson of Bannockburn, 20th July 1695. From the original belonging to Hugh J Rollo.	John Stuart	233 - 235
Note by the Earl of Stair relative to Bronze Articles exhibited by his Lordship.		237 - 238
List of Scottish Noblemen and Gentlemen taken prisoners at The Battle of Solway Moss on 24th November 1542, from a contemporary manuscript in the Library of the Duke of Northumberland at Sion House. Communicated by Albert Way in a letter to Joseph Robertson.		238 - 242
Notices descriptive of the localities of certain Sculptured Stone Monuments in Forfarshire, &c., - Meigle, Essie, Glamis, Thornton, and Cossins. Part II.	Andrew Jervise	242 - 251
Notice of a Stone Cist, containing the remains of a human skeleton, recently discovered at Ardyne, Near Castle Toward, Argyleshire.	James C Roger	251 - 255
An Obituary and Calendar of Scottish Saints, extracted from The Martyrology for the use of the Church of Aberdeen, A Ms. of the Sixteenth Century.	David Laing	256 - 272
On one of the simple forms of Burial in use among the Ancient Egyptians, observed in a recent excavation at Geezeh.	Alexander Henry Rhind	274 - 276
Note regarding two bronze rings, recently dug up near Stobo Castle, Peeblesshire, the Seat of Sir Graham Montgomery.	George Seton	276 - 278
Notes respecting the life of Swein Aslief, an Orkney Viking, of the Twelfth Century, illustrating the annals of that period. Collected from the Early Norwegian Sages.	W H Fotheringhame	278 - 287
Notices of the City Cross of Edinburgh, &c., &c., illustrated by a Model and Drawings of the existing remains.	William T McCulloch	287 - 294
Additional Note to the communication on Melrose Abbey. (Pages 166-175)		295