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Author Index: S

Author TITLE SER. VOL PAGE
Sassoon, J.-      
  Lead Mining at Woodhead, Carsphairn III 46 170
Saunders, F.W.-      
  Anwoth Old Churchyard II 24 270
Savage, G.M.A.-      
  The Railways of South West Scotland [Lecture to the Society, 2nd February, 2007] III 81 138
Saville, A.-      
  A Flint Core-tool from Wig Sands, Kirkcolm, near Stranraer, and a consideration of the absence of Core-tools in the Scottish Mesolithic III 77 13
Flint and Stone in Prehistoric Scotland - The Cormack Lecture, 2005 ([2nd December 2005] III 80 179
Scaife, R.- Terry, J.- Banks, I.- Clapham, A.- and Hale, D.-      
  Excavation of a Farmstead Enclosure, Uppercleuch, in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway III 68 53
Scaife, R.G.- and Clapham, A.J.-      
  Plant Macrofossil Report for Uppercleuch Excavations III 68 64
Scott, F.-      
  The Natural Regeneration of Forests II 22 24
Scott, J.G.-      
  An 11th Century War Axe in Dumfries Museum III 43 117
Iron Axe-Head found at Annan III 46 181
Quillon Dagger from Tibbers Castle III 46 182
An Early Sheriff of Dumfries? III 57 90
A Note on Viking Settlement in Galloway III 58 52
Caerlaverock Castle (Ancient Monument Guide Books) A Review III 58 99
Cardoness Castle (Ancient Monument Guide Leaflets) a Review III 58 99
Maclellan's Castle (Ancient Monument Guide Leaflets) A Review III 58 99
New Abbey Corn Mill (Ancient Monument Guide Books) A Review III 58 99
Threave Castle (Ancient Monument Guide Books) A Review III 58 99
Between and beyond the Walls: Essays on the Prehistory and History of North Britain in Honour of George Jobey (R.Miket and C.Burgess - eds John Donald, Edinburgh) A Review III 59 112
The Origins of Dundrennan and Soulseat Abbeys III 63 35
Bishop John of Glasgow and the Status of Hoddom III 66 37
Galloway in the 1100's: Notes, Footnotes and some Comments III 68 131
The Partition of a Kingdom: Strathclyde 1092-1153 III 72 11
Scott, J.N.-      
  An Albertite Vein on the Eastern Slope of Ben Nevis [Summary only] I 5 3
Discovery of a Supposed Fossil Reptile [Mention only] I 5 3
Scott, W.- and Paton, H.D.-      
  The Dumfries Register of Marriages, 1616-1632 III 9 168
Scott, W.A.-      
  The Vernacular of Mid-Nithsdale III 13 10
Scott,I.G.- and F.Hunter with S.Miller and N.Ruckley      
  The Roman Sculpture from Birrens Revisited III 76 79
Scott-Elliot, G. F.-      
  Certain Common Parasitic Fungi II 6 14
Notes on the Diamond Mines and Gold Fields of South Africa II 6 197
The Flora and Fauna of Madagascar II 6 236
Report of the Formation of the Herbarium II 6 275
Notes on Dumfriesshire Flora, with new Localities received from Correspondents II 7 13
Report on Mr Wm. Carruther's Donation [to the Herbarium] II 7 59
Report on Herbarium II 7 142
New and Rare Finds in 1891 [Botanical] II 8 11
Notes on a Herbarium collected by Miss E.G.Adams and Miss S.D. Johnston at Cowhill II 8 12
Report on the Herbarium II 8 117
The Influence of Insects on Flowers II 9 17
Caryophylls II 9 139
Report on the Herbarium [Vol. 9] II 9 144
Notes Written in the Forest of Ruwenzori, Uganda II 11 143
The Work of the Future British Botanist II 12 7
Report on the Herbarium II 12 132
The Influence of Habitat on Plant Habit II 13 131
The Vegetable Enemies of Mankind II 16 33
The Idea of Evolution, and possible Fields of Work for British Botanists II 17 257
Trees II 17 314
Advances in Science: Origin of Vegetation in Nithsdale II 18 20
Notes on the Tastes of Bees in Colour II 18 141
The Java Bean II 18 146
The Migrations of Man II 19 14
Native Plants found at Orchardton II 19 190
Notes on Winter Botany II 20 9
The Scottish Flora II 21 9
Dust and its Importance to Plant Life II 22 9
Scotch Forestry -The Romance and Business Side of it II 24 181
Natural History - Some Advance in Fifty Years III 1 56
Primitive Man III 2 71
With the Lowland Scottish Division in Palestine [Summary only] III 6 44
The Plants of Holms, Merselands, and River Valleys III 7 32
Co-operation and the Origin of Flowers III 9 147
Woodland Life - Destruction of the Dead and its bearings on Evolution III 10 10
Fungus Records for Galloway III 11 84
Bracken and Heather Burning III 11 87
Notes Upon Caltha Palustris, Linn III 15 57
The Common Sorrel, Rumex Acetosa, Linn III 16 59
The Glasswort or Marsh Samphire: Salicornia herbacea Linn. III 19 19
Scott-Elliot, G. F.- and T.B.Hough      
  Notes Regarding Bird Life in the Stewartry III 6 48
Scott-Elliot, G. F.-, J.M'Andrew, J.T.Johnstone, R.Service and E.Brunetti      
  Flora of Dumfriesshire and Dumfries District. Part II - to the end of the Rhamnacae, &c. II 8 125
Scott-Elliot, J.-      
  A Grain Drying Kiln Rue Farm, Dumfriesshire III 39 80
McCulloch's Castle, Arbigland III 41 118
Whitestanes Moor, Sites 7 and 8 III 44 117
An Early Bronze Age Firepit at Townfoot Farm, by Glencaple III 49 20
Scott-Elliot, J.- and Rae, I.-      
  Whitestanes Moor (Sites 1 and 80) - An Enclosed Cremation Cemetery III 42 51
The Small Cairn-Fields of Dumfriesshire III 44 99
Scott-Elliot, J.- and Simpson, D.D.A.-      
  Excavations at Camp Hill, Trohoughton, Dumfries III 41 125
Scott-Elliot, J.- Simpson, D.D.A.- and Coles, J.M.-      
  The Excavations at McNaughton's Fort, Kirkcudbrightshire III 43 73
Scott-Elliot, J.- Truckell, A.E.- and MacLean, A.-      
  The Antiquarian Jaunts of Thomas Johnston. (Appendix) III 36 108
Seaward, M.R.D.- and Coppins, B.S.-      
  The James Gilchrist Lichen Collection III 52 17
Semple, W.-      
  Some Notes on Estate Management in the Eighteenth Century II 24 146
Obituary: Mr John Rutherford of Jardington III 13 44
Note on the Occurrence of Atriplex (Obione) Portulacoides III 14 157
British Records of Ledum Palustre, Linn III 15 66
On the Occurrence of Ledum Palustre, Linn, Near Dumfries III 15 69
Service, M.-      
  Hannahfield and the War Department Connection [Lecture to the Society, 19th January, 2007] III 81 138
Service, R.-      
  A Hothouse Pest -The mealy winged Aleurodes [Summary only] II 1 16
Colias Edusa in 1877 II 1 54
Observations on the Effects of Weather of the Past Twelve Months upon Animal Life [1879] II 2 50
Daubenton's Bats and Bank Voles [Summary only] II 3 13
Notes on the Local Ornithology of the Last Six Months [February 1882] II 3 24
Sphinx Convolvuli in this District II 3 29
The Vertebrates of Solway - A Century's Changes II 17 15
The Sparrow Hawk (Accipiter Nisus Linn.) II 17 273
Burial Mound at Bogrie; Arrow-Heads of Flint and Stone Whorls from Townhead of Closeburn with Old Hearths at Moat of Lochrutton (Summary only) II 17 309
The Pre-Historic Red Deer of Solway II 17 309
The Diurnal and Nocturnal Raptorial Birds of the Solway II 17 327
Natural History Notes II 18 20
The Vendace II 18 123
Seasonal Movements of Fishes in the Solway area II 18 149
The Vendace [Further Notes] II 18 149
Bird Migration at Southerness II 19 76
Notes on Bird Migration in the District II 19 169
Bird Notes II 20 125
The British Skuas, with special reference to their Local Occurrences II 21 16
Rare Birds of Recent Occurrence II 21 134
The Black Swift II 21 207
Notes on the British Starling II 22 100
Service, R.-, E.Brunetti, G.F. Scott-Elliot, J.M'Andrew and J.T.Johnstone,      
  Flora of Dumfriesshire and Dumfries District. Part II - to the end of the Rhamnacae, &c. II 8 125
Shannon, J.P.-      
  Ancient Sanitation [Summary only] II 19 169
Sharp, D.-      
  Additions to the Catalogue of British Coleoptera [Mention only] I 6 3
On Variations in Insect Life, with especial regard to the theories of Lamarck and Darwin [Summary only] I 6 7
The Sociological Value of Entomology II 4 5
Sharp, Dr.- [of Eccles]      
  Some points of Interest in the Natural History of Islands [Summary only] II 3 54
Shaw, G.- and Livingstone, J.-      
  The Pine Martin. Its reintroduction and subsequent history in the Galloway Forest Park III 67 1
Shaw, J.-      
  A Few Dumfriesshire Words not in Burns and not Current in other Counties I 3 56
The Appreciation of Beauty by Animals I 3 65
The Appreciation of Beauty by Animals [Mention only] I 4 5
On the Growth of the Taste for Beauty in Objects of Natural History [Summary only] I 4 7
Words Considered Peculiar to Dumfriesshire I 4 10
Popular Errors Regarding the Habits of Animals [Mention only] I 5 5
Right Hand Superiority [Mention only] I 6 4
The Influence of the Human Period on the Sagacity of Animals [Summary only] I 6 9
Fertilization of Flowers by Insects [Summary only] II 1 11
Lessons from the English Names of Animals and Plants [Summary only] II 1 14
Modern Theories of Colour in regard to Animals [Summary only] II 1 19
Place Names of Nithsdale II 3 40
First Blossoming of Wild Flowers in Tynron during the Summer Months of 1882 and 1883 II 4 8
A Visit to the Giant's Causeway [Mention only] II 4 56
Dates of the First Blossoming of Plants in Tynron [1884] II 4 56
At Aberdeen with the British Association [Mention only] II 4 142
A Visit to Birmingham with the British Association II 5 13
Folk Lore in Tynron II 6 9
Words in the Dialect of Dumfriesshire, found in Chaucer, Spenser, and Shakespeare [Abridged] II 6 148
References to the Dumfriesshire Flora in Shakespeare and Burns II 7 59
Location of Dumfriesshire Surnames II 8 46
Surnames of Kirkcudbrightshire II 9 45
Words, new to me, collected from the Dumfriesshire Dialect during the last 30 years II 10 139
Notes of 30 Years' Residence in Tynron II 11 99
Adder Beads and Children's Rhymes II 12 48
Shepherd, C.E.-      
  On Otoliths III 6 21
Shepherd, I.A.G.- and Ritchie, J.N.G.-      
  Beaker Pottery and associated Artifacts in South-West Scotland III 50 18
Sheridan, A.-      
  Stone [artifacts from Brighouse Bay] III 69 24
New Insights into the Neolithic of West and South West Scotland [The Cormack Lecture to the Society, 7th December 2007] III 82 157
Shiel, D.- and Williams, J.-      
  Searching for Mossknow Tower by Resistivity Survey III 78 142
Shields, J.- and R.C.Reid      
  Note on an Earthwork at Enoch III 18 82
Shillitoe, J.S.-      
  Freshwater Mollusca from Mein Water, Dumfriesshire III 38 192
Shirley, E.- [Mrs G.W.Shirley]      
  An Old Dumfries Commonplace Book III 21 370
Shirley, G.W.-      
  Old Public Libraries in Dumfries II 18 39
Addendum to 'Old Public Libraries [in Dumfries]' II 19 176
Some Incidents in Troqueer Parish, 1690-1710 II 22 138
The Market Cross of Dumfries II 23 201
The English Raids on Dumfries in 1570 II 23 217
Letters of Horning Directed against the Armstrongs, 1582 II 23 298
On the Name Dumfries II 24 231
The End of the Greyfriars' Convent of Dumfries and the Last of the Friars III 1 303
Old Dumfries Houses III 1 348
The Old Turnpike House [Dumfries] III 1 348
The Pillars [Dumfries] III 1 348
The Bishop's House [Dumfries] III 1 349
The Raid at Dumfries on Lammas Even, 1508 III 2 78
A Unique Example of the National Covenant of 1638 III 2 111
The Strathspey Fencibles at Dumfries in 1795 III 3 96
Notes on the Topography of Dumfries III 3 166
Two Dumfriesians in London in the XIVth Century III 8 58
Notes on the Arms of the Royal Burgh of Dumfries III 11 160
Two Pioneer Galloway Agriculturists Robert Maxwell of Arkland and William Craik of Arbigland III 13 129
Carsluith Castle III 13 247
A Play and Revels in 16th Century Dumfries III 15 96
Durisdeer and the Literary Men of the Eighteenth Century III 15 172
A Group of Burial Urns found at Palmerston, Dumfries ,1930 III 17 79
Dumfries Printers in the Eighteenth Century, with Handlists of their Books III 18 129
The Standing Stones of Torhouse and Others III 19 153
Fragmentary Notices of the Early History of the Burgh School of Dumfries [Mention only] III 20 65
Fragmentary Notices of the Burgh School of Dumfries III 21 105
The Building of Auldgirth Bridge III 23 71
A Dumfries Rental (1548) III 39 50
Shirley, G.W.- and J.J.Vernon      
  Some Letters anent the Rebellion of 1745 III 7 179
Shirley, Mrs G.W.-      
  Burghal Life in Dumfries Two Centuries Ago III 8 117
Shirley, Mrs G.W.- and R.C.Reid      
  The Etymology of Lane III 5 127
Two Ornithological Notes [Platycercus eximus and Turdus merula] III 5 230
Shukman, A.-      
  Kirkcudbright Pont-Aven: Artists in Search of Inspiration by David Devereux, John Hudson and Catherine Paget. A Review III 80 172
Simpson, A.-      
  Great Pyramid of Ghizeh [Summary only] II 1 11
A Visit to a Roman Tumulus and some places of Antiquarian interest in Essex III 24 95
Simpson, D.D.A.-      
  Food Vessels in South-West Scotland III 42 25
Simpson, D.D.A.- and Scott-Elliot, J.-      
  Excavations at Camp Hill, Trohoughton, Dumfries III 41 125
Simpson, D.D.A.- and Simpson, M.-      
  Decorative Ring-Headed Pins in Scotland III 45 141
Simpson, D.D.A.- Coles, J.M.- and Scott-Elliot, J.-      
  The Excavations at McNaughton's Fort, Kirkcudbrightshire III 43 73
Simpson, M.- and Simpson, D.D.A.-      
  Decorative Ring-Headed Pins in Scotland III 45 141
Simpson, Mr - (Crichton Institution)      
  The Recent Discoveries at Mycenae [Summary only] II 1 10
Simpson, P.- D.Alexander, F.Hunter, E.Pirie and G.Thomas      
  Early Historic and Mediaeval Activity at Chapelton, Haugh of Urr, Dumfries and Galloway III 78 61
Simpson, R.-      
  Notes on the Antiquities of Dunscore II 11 27
The Castle of Greenan [Ayrshire] II 13 95
A Contrast in Pre-Historic Forts near Dunscore II 17 136
Simpson, W.D.-      
  The Two Castles of Caerlaverock: A Reconsideration of Their Problems III 21 180
Sanquhar Castle III 21 258
Morton Castle, Dumfriesshire III 22 26
Comlongan Tower, Dumfriesshire III 23 20
The Ninianic Controversy III 27 155
Skilling, D.-      
  Recoveries of Black-headed Gulls ringed in Dumfriesshire and Galloway III 53 15
Notes on the Old Fur Market of Dumfries III 72 1
Skilling, D.-  L.R.Griffen, R.T.Smith and J.G.Young      
  The Rookeries of Dumfriesshire 2003. Including comparisons with the Surveys of 1908, 1921, 1963, 1975, 1993 and 2004 III 78 1
The Continuing Decline of the Rook in Dumfriesshire: Results of the 2008 Centenary Census III 82 1
Skilling, D.- and Smith, R.T.-      
  Dumfriesshire Bird Report 1976 III 53 40
The Rookeries of Dumfriesshire 1993 III 68 1
Skilling, D.- L.R.Griffin, R.T.Smith and J.G.Young      
  The Rapid and Continued Decline of the Rook in Dumfriesshire - Results of the 2005 Census III 79 186
Skilling, D.- Smith, R.T.- and Williams, J.-      
  Dumfriesshire Bird Report 1977 III 54 7
Skilling, D.- Smith, R.T.- and Young, J.G.-      
  The Rookeries of Dumfriesshire 1963 III 43 49
Skilling, S.R.-      
  Iona: The Nunnery, Chapels and Sculptured Stones [Summary only] III 24 36
Skirving, A.-      
  On Words II 14 8
Smith, A. Cameron -      
  Wallace's Capture of Sanquhar and the Rising in the South-West III 11 21
The Locharbriggs Sandstones III 12 231
Alexander Stewart, Younger, of Garlies and of Dalswinton, the Reformer III 14 101
The Baron Courts of Nithsdale, 1757-1794 III 15 12
Dalswinton Before Patrick Miller III 18 187
The Mundells in Tinwald [Reference only] III 21 324
Mundeville of Tinwald and Mundell in Tinwald III 22 95
A Letter of Dr Chapman to Dr James Dinwiddie [Summary only] III 23 10
The Dumfriesshire Origin of Hector Boece III 23 75
The Family of Mr John Hepburn of Urr III 23 231
The Pre-Reformation Clergy of Kirkmahoe, 1319-1464 III 24 160
Smith, A. Lorrain -      
  Contribution to the Study of Dumfriesshire Fungi II 20 170
Smith, I.M.-      
  Balsarroch House, Wigtownshire III 60 73
Smith, M.C.-      
  Gretna Hall: Its History and Romance III 20 28
Smith, R.-      
  Presbyterian Divisions and Edifice Rivalry in Galloway, 1743-1900 III 80 123
Smith, R.T.- and Skilling, D.-      
  Dumfriesshire Bird Report 1976 III 53 40
The Rookeries of Dumfriesshire 1993 III 68 1
The Rookeries of Dumfriesshire 1973 III 53 24
Smith, R.T.- L.R.Griffen, D.Skilling and J.G.Young      
  The Rookeries of Dumfriesshire 2003. Including comparisons with the Surveys of 1908, 1921, 1963, 1975, 1993 and 2004 III 78 1
The Rapid and Continued Decline of the Rook in Dumfriesshire - Results of the 2005 Census III 79 186
The Continuing Decline of the Rook in Dumfriesshire: Results of the 2008 Centenary Census III 82 1
Smith, R.T.- Skilling, D.- and Williams, J.-      
  Dumfriesshire Bird Report 1977 III 54 7
Smith, R.T.- Young, J.G.- and Skilling, D.-      
  The Rookeries of Dumfriesshire 1963 III 43 49
Smith, W. Wright-      
  A Botanical Tour in the Himalayas [Summary only] III 12 62
Smout, T.C.-      
  The Foreign Trade of Dumfries and Kirkcudbright III 37 36
Letters from Dumfries to a Scottish Factor at Rotterdam, 1676-83 III 38 157
The Lead Mines at Wanlockhead III 39 144
Spaul, J.E.H.-      
  Two Problems from Roman Scotland. Genunia and Cohors II Tungrorum c. L. III 74 47
Spence, T.F.-      
  Examination of Cremated Bone from Whitestanes Moor III 42 53
Cremated Bone from Balnabraid Cairn, cists 5 & 9, and from Dalruan, Campbelltown III 44 97
Spicer, J.I.-      
  The Occurance of Luminescence in a Sandhopper, Talorchestia deshayesii, from the Solway Coast III 69 1
Squires, R.-      
  The Pollen Analysis Core from Burnswark Hill III 53 99
St Joseph, J.K.-      
  Excavations in Dumfriesshire, 1946 III 24 150
St Joseph, J.K.- and Richmond, I.A.-      
  The Roman Fort at Glenlochar, Kirkcudbrightshire III 30 1
The Roman Fort at Dalswinton, in Nithsdale III 34 9
Stark, W.A.-      
  The Origin of the Name of Kirkpatrick-Durham II 21 44
Place Names in Kirkpatrick-Dorand, Commonly called Kirkpatrick-Durham II 24 249
Starke, J.-      
  Dumfries in the Olden Time I 1 62
Notes on some Antiquities and Old Records of Dumfriesshire and Galloway: The Sillar Guns [Kirkcudbright and Dumfries] I 2 29
Notice of the Nun Slab at Dundrennan Abbey I 2 34
Sir Christopher Seton and his Chapel at Dumfries I 2 40
The Old Monastery of Dumfries I 2 45
The Abbot's Stone in Dundrennan Abbey I 3 27
The Sands of Dumfries in 1508 I 4 51
Notice of the Circuit Court held at Dumfries in the Year 1504 I 4 54
Archaeology or the Study of Antiquities: Address of the Vice President [James Starke, 3rd December 1867] I 5 9
The Devil's Dyke [Deil's Dyke] I 5 14
The Great Roman Road I 5 15
Megalithic Circles or Druidical Circles I 5 16
The Abbeys I 5 18
Ancient Forts and Castles I 5 22