ABSTRACT
In the Anthro1?ological Section were two papers by the veteran antIquarian, Miss Christian Maclagan. This lady, now in her 85th year, is still at work.: Many of her past discoveries and theories have been ignored, women not being admitted to "anti. quarian societies:' as members; some of her finds have been appropriated by others, and some' of them are yet unpublished. Her friend, Mrs. Stopes; resolved to do what she could in gaining for Miss. Maclagan her due recognition in the anthropological world, and therefore offered to read two papers for her. The first, on "The Brocks or Ancient Strongh()lds of Scotland," was illustrated by a most interesting wooden model, prepared so as to be taken to pieces, and disclose the interior. Miss Maclagan had discovered and unearthed many of these, with: Which her name is not now associated, as it ought to be. Her special theory is that the great walls built round these circular strongholds, of great upright stones, and smaller stones filling up the spaces, are the true origin of so-called Druidic circles. The neighbours have carted away the smaller stones to build sheds and" dry-stone walls," leaving the uprights like gaunt skeletons to perplex antiquarians. She has seen the process going on in her own days.
