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Offprint from Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 25

Offprint from Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 27

Includes:

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].

Includes:

William Traill, 'Results of excavations at the broch of Burrian, North Ronaldsay, Orkney, during the summers of 1870 and 1871'

F.W.L. Thomas, 'On the duns of the Outer Hebrides'

With, tipped in:

Cutting from the Scotsman concerning decoration of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 6 November 1901;

3 cuttings concerning items in collection of National Museum of Antiquities, circa 1891;

Printed appeal from National Museum of Antiquities for subscriptions to assist with archaeological dig at Newstead, Melrose, undated;

Printed notice from National Museum of Antiquities regarding purchase of artefacts, undated;

Printed notice regarding Society of Antiquaries dining club, 29 November 1901;

Printed leaflet regarding Rhind lectures in archaeology, 1907

Offprint from Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 96