Both were to be met in the Isle of Skye, and sometimes a blend of the two. The Saxon or Teutonic colonists, usually cailed Lowland Scots, had an entirely different group and character of folk-tales. The blending of all kinds of folklore was found in the province of Moray, which, for that reason, was one of the most interesting parts of Scotland for the study. In the afternoon Professor A. Keith and Dr. E. Ewart presented a joint paper containing an account of the discovery of human remains in a raised beach near Gullane. They pointed out that the interest of the find lay in the fact that in the same place there were cairns containing remains of the Iron Age, a grave belonging to the Bronze Age, and the human remains now found belonging to an earlier period, which, in Dr. Ewart's opinion, represented a Neolithic people in Scotland almost identical with the Neolithic inhabitants of Switzerland. The exhibits included a number of flint and jasper instruments, which had been collected in the vicinity of Gullane, and human bones which showed the remarkable muscularity of a very powerful short race.-The Times. A THEORY OF THE MENAI STRAIT.-Mr. Edward Greenly (at the meeting of the Geology Section, British Association) submitted a theory of the Menai Strait. In the main, he accepted Ramsay's view of the Strait as a glacial furrow; but he showed from the general glacial phenomena, and from soundings, that the middle. reach of the Strait could not be explained in that way. Evidence was adduced to show that this reach was excavated by glacial waters during the recession of the ice at a time when the mutual relations of the ice of the mountain land and of the sea basin admitted of the accumulation of a temporary lake. Post-glacial erosion and subsequent changes of level had completed the bed of the Strait as it now existed. CARDEN HALL, CHESHIRE.-This fine mansion, built towards the end of the sixteenth century-a very perfect specimen of the ancient black and white timbered buildings of the county-was destroyed by fire on September 16th. It was charmingly situated in a park long celebrated for its fine herd of deer, surrounded by an abundance of large timber, behind which rises the higher range of the Broxton Hills. It was plundered by Cromwell's troops in the Civil War, June 12, 1643, and the John Leche of that day taken as prisoner to Nantwich. John was the name of each successive head of the family (with one exception) for sixteen generations. The founder of the family was John Leche, surgeon or leech to Edward III, and the grant of the three ducal coronets in the escutcheon is said to owe its origin to the fact that this John attended the Black Prince when he waited upon his three prisoners in London. CAERWENT. The account of the recent discoveries of the remains of an Amphitheatre and the foundations of a Temple is deferred until the next number of Arch. Camb. ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF CONTENTS VOL. XII. SIXTH SERIES. Abergele Church, 165; Meeting (Report), 109-167 Aberconwy Abbey, Removal, 144 Amber Beads, 79, 82 Ardres Motte, 400 402 Baildon, W. P.-"Ghost-houses," 260 Barclodiad y Gawres, 58 Barrow, Colwinston, Glam., 82 Barrows, Llanfihangel Nant Melan, 336 Beacon Towers, Bedwellty, 331 Bentinck, Wm., E. of Portland, Berwyn Hills, Iron Celt, 92 Beste, Rev. K. D.-Siamber Wen, 115 Bettws y Coed, 132 Beuno Maen, Glacial Markings, 394 Blaenau Gwenog, Cist, 349 Bodysgallen, 150 Boroughs, Welsh, Medieval History, 342 Bourdon, Pilgrim's, 13 6TH SER., VOL. XII. Brachy-cephalic skull found with long skull, 86 Braich y Ddinas, 159-161; Report, 169-182 Brass, Maurice Gethin, 140 Caratacus' last stand, 395 Bridelton, Ed. de-Incised Slab, 125 Brochmael, Stone, 142-3 Bronze imported into Wales, 81 Bryniau Ridge, Cist, 45 Buckler, Waun yr Adwyth, 351 "Bygones of Domestic Life," 299 Cae Mickney, Urns, 84 Caerwent, Early Church, 242; Cairn, Chambered, Plas Heaton, 82 Calendar of Pembrokeshire Records, Haverford-Dr. H. Owen, 235 27 Place-Names, 347; Prehis- Carew, Sir John, Effigy, 22 Carmarthenshire, Cremation, 346 Carnau, Urn, 351 Casts of Pre-Norman Monuments, Castell Cawr (Din hengryn), 129 Castell Collen, 157, 183-197 Castle Carew, 247; Carnarvon, 168, 342; Conway, 143-4; Dyne- Castles, Motte, 401; Origin of Private, 400 Catalogue of Civil War Tracts, 239 69 Celt, Iron (Berwyn Hills), 92; Celtic Cross, Dyserth, 116 Cistfaen, 41, 45, 46, 47, 51, 52, 147, Civilization of Wales, Bronze Age, Clad 399 Coal, Value to Roman-Britons, 237 Cochwillan, 38, 243 Coins, 189, 192, 195, 196, 241, 242 Congress, Arch. Societies, 340, 341 Cremation and Inhumation, 84, 86 Cromlech, Caer Bardd, 41; Llech Crwth, Voelas Hall, 143 Cup, Incense," 84, 405 Cup marked Stones, Aberfeldy, 329 Danish Camps, 400 Dawkins, Dr. Boyd-Presidential Denbighshire Sheriffs, 368, 370 Din hengryn, 129 'Druids' Circle," 53, 162 Dynevor Castle, 329 Dyserth Church, "Jesse" Window; Fixed Points in Pre-history of Flint Early Norman Castles of British Edwards, E H., and E. Laws- Edwards, Thomas-Dyserth Castle, Factory, Prehistoric, Aber- Flint Arrow-heads, 214; Cores, Scrapers, 46, 214 Font, Conway, 145; St. Tudno, Gaer Dolau, 168 Gallt y Celyn Edwards Family, 373 Gavr Inis, Spiral, 257 Geographical Evolution of Wales— Gethin Maurice, Brass, 140 Glacial Markings, Berriew, 394; Gold in Wales, 81 Gop Cave, Celt, 243; Flints, 86 - Greek-Key Pattern Squared Spi- Green, F.-West Wales Records, 328 Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Barrow, Llanrhos Church, Inscribed Stone, 150 Lotus Ornament and Spiral, 249, Lowe, W. B.-Heart of N. Wales, Lowe, W. B.-Prehistoric Remains, Lowe, W. B.-Price Families of Lunacy cure, Pilgrimage, 234 "Mabli" Stone, Rhuddlan, 127 382 Maen y Bardd, 40; Y Campiau, 59 Manx Fishermen, White Stones, Meaden, H. A.-Teampull Mor, Medieval House, Dyserth, Dr. K. Medieval House, Rathumney, 36 Menai Bridge (proposed), 328 Milestone, Roman, Hadrian's, 226; Monumental Effigies, Pembroke- Morgan, Bp. Wm.-Summer House, Morris, Rupert H.-Spiral Orna- Motte Castles in Wales, 401 312 |