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Contents of Series III, Volume 83 (2009)

Ostracods from the West Moat at Caerlaverock Castle
by Mervin Kontrovitz and Huw I Griffiths
1
The Reverend William Little (1797?–1867), A Preliminary Account of his Entomological Activities
by E Geoffrey Hancock, Ronald M Dobson and James Williams
5
Punt Gunning for Wildfowl and Waders
by John Young
17
Excavation of an Iron Age Round House and Associated Palisaded Enclosure at Whitecrook Quarry, Glenluce
by Douglas Gordon et al
23
Rosnat, Whithorn and Cornwall
by Anfrew Breeze
43
A Note on the Dating of Barhobble Chapel Bones and the Historical Context of their Deposition
by Richard Oram
51
'A Loop in the Forth is Worth an Earldom in the North' — The Rediscovery of Scotland's Monastic Landscapes: Monastic Granges in Dumfriesshire and Galloway
by Derek Hall
55
Evidences for 'Lost' Thirteenth-Century Enclosure/Courtyard Castles in S W Scotland: An Overview Assessment and Survey
by Richard Smith
67
The Origin of the Irvings
by Alastair Maxwell-Irving
81
Glenstocken, Gutcher's Island, Colvend
by Jane Brann, Nic Coombey and Geoffrey Stell
91
Smuggling and Kirkudbright Merchant Companies in the Eighteenth Century
by Frances Wilkins
105
'Mokisins', 'Cloaks' and 'A Belt of Peculiar Fabric': Recovering the History of the Thomas Whyte Collection of North American Clothing formerly in the Grierson Museum
by Alison Brown
131
The Birtwhistles of Galloway and Craven: Drovers, Industrialists, Writers and Spies
by Tony Stephens
151
Strolling Players, Minstrels and Living People: Entertainers in Galloway and in Dumfries 1861–1871
by Innes Macleod
181
'I have the Prospect of going to Galloway': the Rev Walter Gregor and the Ethnographic Survey of the United Kingdom
by Stephen Miller
211
Addenda Antiquaria
  A Neolithic Roughout Axehead from Dunragit
by John Pickin
225
  The Lochenkit Moor Covenanters — a Newly Discovered Account of a 'Killing Times' Incident
by David F. Devereux
229
  Kirk Sessions as Bridge Builders — Lochfoot and Twynholm
by Alex Anderson and James Williams
232
  Elshieshiels Records
by Dr J B Wilson
238
  Walter Newall and Moffat Baths (now Moffat Town Hall)
by Antony Wolff
239
Reviews
  From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795, by James E Fraser and From Pictland to Alba, 789–1070, by Alex Woolf. Volumes 1 and 2 of The New Edinburgh History of Scotland
Andrew Breeze
243
Obituary
  Rev David Edward Marsden MA, BA, DPS (1929–2009) 245
Proceedings246
Revised Rules of the Society253

Contents of Series III, Volume 84 (2010)

Rosa Gigantia – George Watt, including 'On the trail of Two Knights' by Girija Viraraghavan
by Morag Williams
1
Galloway Crannogs: An Interim Report on Work at Dorman's Island and Cults Loch by the Scottish Wetland Archaeology Programme
by Graeme Cavers and Anne Crone
11
Homesteads in West Galloway: Excavation at Airyolland, Mochrum, Wigtownshire
by Graeme Cavers and George Geddes (with contributions from Rob Engl, Andrew Heald, David Masson, Scott Timpany and Jackaline Robertson)
19
The Isle of Whithorn: Towards a Reassessment
by Mike McCarthy, Ian Armit, Chris Gaffney and Bobby Friel
43
Personal Allegiance in South West Scotland: 1286–1356
by Stuart McCulloch
57
The Gordons of Earlstoun
by Andrew McCulloch
73
The 'Old Edinburgh Road' in Dumfriesshire and Galloway
by A.D. Anderson
101
Were the Wigtown Martyrs Drowned? A Reappraisal
by A.E. MacRobert
121
Observations on an Eighteenth Century Gradient Diagram
by James D. McLay
129
Transactions and Proceedings 1868–75: The Society's Missing Years
by James Williams
139
Addenda Antiquaria
  Two Letters from Joseph Train Relating to His Early Literary Career and Collaboration with (Sir) Walter Scott
by David F. Devereux
161
Reviews
  Whithorn's Renown in the Early Medieval Period: Whithorn, 'Futerna' and 'Magnum Monasterium', by Fiona Edmonds and St. Ninian and the Earliest Christianity in Scotland: Papers from the Conference Held by the Friends of the Whithorn Trust in Whithorn on September 15th 2007, ed. Jane Murray
Andrew Breeze
164
Notice of Publications166
Obituary
  James Williams (1944–2009) 167
Proceedings169
Rules of the Society176

Contents of Series III, Volume 85 (2011)

Rosa Gigantia – 'Sir George Watt' Part II, including "'Sir George Watt' escorts 'Baroness Dawn' to Scotland" by Girija Viraraghavan
by Morag Williams
1
The 2010 Dumfriesshire Rookery Census: Including comparisons with the surveys of 1908, 1921, 1963, 1975, 1993, 2003, 2004 and 2008
by L.R. Griffin, D. Skilling, R.T. Smith, J.G. Young
9
Excavation and Recording of Three Sites at Knocknab on Torrs Warren, West Freugh
by Diana Coles, Alison Sheridan and Crane Begg with contributions from Philip Abramson, Charles French and Jane Murray
17
Neolithic, Bronze Age, Anglian and Later Discoveries at Lockerbie
by Magnus Kirby
53
Sir Enguerrand de Umfraville: His Life, Descent and Issue
by Alex Maxwell Findlater
67
Gaelic in Galloway: Part One — Expansion
by Alistair Livingstone
85
The Dumfries Collectors and the King's Boat at Carsethorn, 1764–1799
by Frances Wilkins
93
The Gatehouse Adventure: The Makers of a Planned Town 1760 to 1830
by David Steel
119
The Decline of Liberalism in Dumfriesshire: Was It the Standard Wot Done It?
by David Dutton
143
Addenda Antiquaria
  Joseph Train, Robert Malcolmson and the Collection of Folklore for (Sir) Walter Scott and James Hogg
by David F. Devereux
161
  A Medieval Hunting Leash Mount from Palnure, Dumfries and Galloway, Analysis and Discussion
by Stuart Campbell
164
Reviews
  Kirkpatrick Fleming: On the Borders of History, by Duncan and Sheila Adamson
Alex McCracken
168
  The Men of the North: The Britons of Southern Scotland, by Tim Clarkson
David F. Devereux
168
  Art in Madness: Dr. W.A.F. Browne's Collection of Patient Art at Crichton Royal Institution, Dumfries, by Maureen Park
Carol Hogarth
170
Obituary
  James Banks (1914–2010) 175
Proceedings176