berwick-1909/01_006

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FIRST REPORT
OF THE
ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE ANCIENT AND
HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND.

TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY, --
We, your Majesty's Commissioners, appointed to make an
Inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monments and Constrc-
tions connected with or illustrative of the contemporary culture,
civilisation, and conditions of life of the people of Scotland from the
earliest times to the year 1707, and to specify those which seem most
worthy of preservation, respectfully beg leave to certify to your Majesty
that meetings of the Commissioners have been held on 26th February
and 4th October 1908, and on 8th February and 15th March 1909.
In order to carry out mosr effectually your Majesty's intentions, your
Commissioners resolved at their first meeting that the Inventory
should be framed upon a topographical basis. It was further decided
to take advantage of the notification of antiquities made on the maps
of the Ordnance Survey, and from these to prepare preliminary lists
according to counties and parishes for the purpose of distribution to
the ministers of the Gospel, schoolmaster, and such other individuals
as might be able to supplement these lists from local knowledge.
It was also consdiered essential that the Secretary should visit each
county in turn, with the object of personally inspecting each monu-
ment so as to satisfy your Commissioners as to its true character and
condition.
In accordance with the foregoing scheme, lists of monuments in
each parish have now been prepared for distribution.
The monuments in the county of berwick have been visited, and
a complete Inventory showing the situation and characteristics of
each, along with a bibliography, a reference to the Ordnance Survey
sheet (6-inch scale) on which it is noted, and the date on which it
was visited, has been compiled and is annexed to this Report. Your
Commissioners consider that to render the Inventory of practical
utility these details are essential. The number of objects noticed is
260, of which 70, it is believed, have not previously been described.
There is also appended a list of monuments and constructions in the
county which to your Commissioners seem most worthy of preserva-
tion. These it has been deemed advisable to divide into two classes,
specifying, in the one class, those which appear to be specially in need
or protection, and, in the other, those worthy of preservation but not

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