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1st Augt. 1908.
The private journal of a wandering Antiquary.
Having started on my course of inspection of all
the Ancient Monuments of Scotland I have
deemed it advisable to keep a journal wherein
I may record my varied experiences & adventures
as such may from time to time befall me.
This evening I arrived at St. Abbs a little fishing
village on the Berwickshire coast, a mile South
of St. Abbs Head. A row of unpretentious villas
adjoins a straggling village of fisherman’s houses.
Here we have taken “The Anchorage” for a month
as a base for me and a sea-side holiday for the
children. From my window I step onto a flat
roof over the kitchen etc. and gaze far out to sea
where numerous steamers are passing to and fro.
Straight down below me, with an intricate entrance
through the rocks, lies the little harbour, with half
a score of fishing boats lying at rest, their nets
hanging from the booms, and strung from the
masts on long rows of bright coloured bladder floats
drying in the sun.

2nd Augt.
A glorious day. Albeit it is Sunday I made
my way South along the coast to Hallydown
Dean to look for a “camp” so indicated on
the 1 inch. Scale but omitted from the 6 inch.
I located the spot, strongly defensible with a
ravine on three sides but the waving field of

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