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Includes:

Edward Peacock, 'Notes from some unpublished documents relating to the insurrection in Orkney in 1614', pp.218-224

Joseph Anderson, 'Notes of some entries in the Iceland Annals regarding the death of the Princess Margaret, "the Maiden of Norway," in A.D. 1290, and "The false Margaret," who was burned at Bergen in A.D. 1301, with transcript of a letter of Bishop Audfinn of Bergen referring to both, and dated 1st February 1320', pp.403-419

George Stephens, 'Note of a fragment of a rune-inscribed stone from Aith's Voe, Cunningsburgh, Shetland, now in the Museum', pp.425-430

Joseph Anderson, 'Notes on the relics of the Viking period of the Northmen in Scotland, illustrated by specimens in the Museum', pp.536-594

Arthur Laurenson, 'On certain beliefs and phrases of Shetland fishermen', pp.711-716

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Professor Duns, 'Notes on some articles exhibited to the meeting, viz., a bronze spear-head, a small unlooped socketed celt, a sword-shaped stone from Shetland, and a tripod bronze pot', pp.168-171

Archibald Prentice, notes concerning sandstone implements found in Walls (includes illustrations), pp.172-174

George Mackenzie, notes concerning stone implements found in West Burrafirth, pp.176-178

F.W.L. Thomas , 'Analysis of the Ptolemaic geography of Scotland', pp.198-225

William Traill, 'Notice of two cists on the farm of Antabreck, North Ronaldsay, Orkney', pp.309-310

Gilbert Goudie, note concerning socket stone, Braefield, Dunrossness, p.471

T.J. Sandison, note concerning pottery fragments from Gletna Kirk, Uyeasound, p.471

George Sinclair, note concerning bronze knife found at Nordhouse, Sullom, p.471

F.W.L. Thomas, 'Did the Northmen extirpate the Celtic inhabitants of the Hebrides in the ninth century?', pp.472-507

John Alexander Smith, 'Note of the discovery of sepulchral urns in Fair Isle. With letter from John Bruce, esq., yr. of Sumburgh, Shetland', pp.530-534

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George Petrie, 'Notice of the brochs, or large round towers of Orkney, with plans, sections, drawings, and tables of measurement of Orkney and Shetland Brochs';

J. Maxwell Joass, 'The brochs, or "Pictish towers" of Cinn-Trolla, Carn-Liath, and Craig-Carril, in Sutherland, with notes on other northern Brochs';

Joseph Anderson, 'Notice of the excavation of the brochs of Yarhouse, Brounaben, Bowermadden, Old Stirkoke, and Dunbeath in Caithness; with remarks on the period of the brochs, and an appendix, containing a collected list of the brochs of Scotland, and early notice of many of them, with a map showing sites of brochs';

Henry Dryden, 'Notes of the brochs or pictish towers of Mousa, Clickemin, &c., in Shetland, illustrative of part of the series of plans and sections deposited in the library of the society';

In pocket at back there is a drawing of Levenwick broch as excavated by Gilbert Goudie, apparently August 1869; and typed letter by W.T. Oldrieve, H.M. Office of Works, Edinburgh, to Goudie, 21 December 1908, concerning the drawing, and his plan to produce new drawings of the broch of Clickhimin [Clickimin, Clickamin].

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Gilbert Goudie, 'On two monumental stones with ogham inscriptions recently discovered in Shetland', pp.20-32

John Sands, 'Notes on the antiquities of the island of St Kilda', pp 186-92;

George Gordon, ''Notice of incised sculpturings on the steatite rock at Feideland, the extreme north of the Mainland of Shetland, and of a cluster of ruined structures styled Picts' houses, on the Kaim of Isbister, Shetland. Communicated by Rev. George Gordon, LL.D., Birnie, Corr.Mem.S.A. Scot., in a letter to Dr Arthur Mitchell, secretary', pp.202-206

Arthur Mitchell, notes concerning 'A collection of ancient stone implements and implements of archaic form or character' pp.258-277

W.G.T. Watt, 'Notice of the discovery of a cist, with three skeletons, at Innertown, near Stromness, Orkney', pp.301-302

Joseph Anderson, 'Notes on the structure, distribution, and contents of the brochs, with special reference to the question of their Celtic or Norwegian origin', pp.314-355

F.W.L. Thomas, 'Note on the Ptolemaic geography of Scotland', p.358

Gilbert Goudie, 'Notice of two charters in the Norse language, found among the papers of the sheriff-court of Shetland', pp.472-492

James Fergusson, 'On the Norwegian origin of Scottish brochs', pp.630-669

Offprint from Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 12. Inscribed by Gilbert Goudie to James Mouat Goudie, 16 February 1878.

With, tipped in, newspaper cutting 'An audience of the Pope' by G (Gilbert Goudie), concerning Goudie's audience with the Pope in 1872, no provenance. With manuscript note by Goudie concerning the visit, 1878.

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George Hunter Thoms, Note concerning fragment of sandstone vessel found in Fair Isle, p.25

F.W.L. Thomas, 'Dunadd, Glassary, Argyllshire; the place of inauguration of the Dalriadic kings', pp.28-47 (mentions foot-printed stones at Clickimin, Lerwick and Breckon, North Yell, p.40)

Gilbert Goudie, 'On rune-inscribed relics of the Norsemen in Shetland', pp.136-164

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Gilbert Goudie, 'Notice of a charter of confirmation by King Frederick the Third of Denmark and Norway (1662), and other documents in the Norse language relating to Shetland', pp.13-49

J.J.A. Worsaae, 'On the preservation of National Antiquities and Monuments in Denmark', pp.348-362

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William Bruce Armstrong, 'Notice of an ancient door-knocker, with armorial bearings, from Muness Castle, Unst', pp.101-103

W. Ivison Macadam, 'On the use of the spindle and whorl by the fishermen of the present day', pp.148-151

Gilbert Goudie, 'Notice of a sculptured slab from the island of Burra, Shetland', pp.199-209

Professor Duns, 'On stone implements from Shetland', pp.241-246

Joseph Anderson, 'Notes on the ornamentation of the silver brooches found at Skaill, Orkney, and now in the Museum', pp.286-298

Arthur Mitchell, 'Notice of buildings designed for defence on an island in a loch at Hogsetter, in Whalsay, Shetland', pp.303-315

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George Hunter Thoms, 'Notice of the court book of the bailie court of Dunrossness, Sandwick, and Cunningsburgh, Shetland, 1731-1735, with a statement of its contents', pp.157-159

George Hunter Thoms, note concerning brass seal found in Lerwick, p.180

Gilbert Goudie, 'Notice of ancient legal documents (lay and ecclesiastical) preserved among the Public Records of Shetland', 181-203

James W. Cursiter, 'Note of a carved stone ball recently found in Orkney', pp.295-296

William G.T. Watt, 'Notice of the broch known as Burwick or Borwick, in the township of Yescanabee and parish of Sandwick, Orkney', pp.442-450

Offprint from Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 17