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of barley showed me that of the “camp” no trace
now remained. Yesterday I met Lord Johnston
who told me that the minister of Fala has in
his charge two splendid brass candelabra which
are said to have belonged to the religious house
of Soutra, also fine old Communion cups.
I found a large clump of white rest-harrow
growing on the round grassy hillock at the S. [South] end
of Coldingham Bay. called the Homely Knoll.

3rd Augt. 1908.
Another lovely day but with a strong wind blowing
out of the W. [West] I strapped on my surveyors rods to
the top bar of my bicycle & with my canvas bag
containing note books, clinometer, tape-line & map
took the road to Coldingham about 9.40. The rods

Eyemouth
at first were rather uncomfortable but I managed
to arrange them more comfortably as the day went
on. Getting my cyclometer fitted wasted the best
part of an hour at Coldingham but that accom:
:plished I set off for Eyemouth. A quaint little
fishing town, reeking of fish; and presenting evidences of
the fishing industry at every turn. A couple of picturesque
18th Century houses with pediments over the doors
and corbellings under the roof still stand on the
quay, but of earlier domestic architecture there is
nothing that calls for comment. In the old
church yard is erected at one corner a watch-

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