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looking backwards with its tail curved up over its back
1’.3” in length, - then an interlaced ornament 5 ins. [inches]
in length, - a horse which has probably had a rider
1’.2”. followed by a band of chevron ornament
6 ins. [inches] broad. The remainder of the stone at either end
is unornamented. It is much worn. The ends are straight & plain.
I replaced the earth & turf around & over the
monument. The slab referred to by Mr. Ferguson
is 4 ft. [feet] 8” long – 1 ft. 7ins. [1 foot 7 inches] broad at the head – & 1’.2”
at the foot. It has a rudely incised figure of
man with his hands folded on his breast
and a sword or dagger at his left side.
It is also much worn & lies exposed about 10 ft [feet]
S. [South] of the W. [West] end of the S. [South] wall. Mr. Dunet drove
me back & after luncheon accompanied
me to the site of a fort near Dunglass Mill.
It was an ideal situation defended on three
sides by steep banks. The area was under
turnip crop and across the neck of the
promontory the evidences of fortifications
were excessively faint in fact could only be
presumed from the fresher colour of parts of
a badly mildewed crop which grew on the
site of the ditches. Returning to the manse
Mr. Dunet showed me the old Dead bell of
the parish. It is cast in one piece with the
straight handle: at the top of which is a moveable
knob. Its extreme height is 9 1/2 inchs [inches] the bell itself
being 5 inches high. The diameter at mouth 6 inches
It is inscribed in bold characters “Gifted be
John Henrie Bower in Edinburgh to
the Sessione and Kirke of Cockburnspath
1650. Leaving Cockburnspath about 6.15 I
got home for an 8. o’clock dinner. The hotel was
very comfortable & most moderate in its charges.

7th Nov. 1908
In company with Mr. Ross left Edinburgh at
9.33 for Edrom. At Duns we were joined by Mr.
Ferguson & at Edrom by Mr. Simpson, the Minis:
:ter and later Major Logan Home was absorbed!
The Blackadder Aisle was thrown open for us
at the Church (now the burial vault of the Houston
Boswalls of Blackadder). At the North East
extremity there has been erected a rectangular
tomb 3 ft. [feet] 6ins broad. 7 ft. [feet] 1 1/4 long 4’.2 1/2” high.
Into the South side have been inserted two
panels the one heraldic bearing two shields, the dexter
shield quarterly 1st a lion rampant, 2 & 3. 3 papingoes. 4. a cross
empailed - J’inister shield – An inestcutcheon bearing a lion rampant
within a bordine, in chief three papingoes,
the other having carved on it the letters P.H.
and the date 1668. On the top of the
structure lie two separate recumbent effigies
a man in armour, his hands folded on his
breast, his feet resting on a pillow or cushion
showing an animal resembling an elephant
carved on one end. The length of the figure is 6’.4”.

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