CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY......Part VI KIRKOSWALD CHURCH. The party proceeded from the Castle to the Church. The remains of the ancient wooden porch are preserved – somewhat of a rarity in these parts. Within, MR. C. J. FERGUSON pointed out the chancel arch, which had been a remarkably fine specimen of the work of the transitional period. One of the aisles was of the early English period; it had an early English window, and there was another at the west end. The windows of the chancel are beautifully pictured with the arms of the DACRES, the MUSGRAVES, and the FETHERSTONHAUGHS. The chancel also contains a curious mural tablet in memory of the wife of THOMAS BERTRAM, who died in 1609. At the east end of each of the aisles there are arches, showing, as MR. FERGUSON said, that they led into chancel aisles which had no doubt been chapels formerly. MR. BEST said the church had been much larger at one time. DR. SIMPSON said the style of the existing chancel was of the time of HENRY VIII. In the churchyard there are two notable old monumental slabs. One displays a cross and sword, and bears the date 1466, and the name of “JOHN LOTHIANE”, – the LOTHIANS, as numerous other stones attest, being an important fell-side family. The other stone, which wa sdug up some time ago, contains no inscription, but is sculptured with a cross, flanked by a pair of whears, showing that it was in memory of some lady. A peculiarity of this church is the circumstance that it has a stream of water running below it. Anciently this stream is supposed to have formed a large baptistry, proving that the church was originally built in Saxon times. MR. BEST said old farmers could recollect when their wives washed their butter in it, on account of its coolness. GREAT SALKELD CHURCH. This church was also visited. It is one of the few remaining perfect specimens of border churches with strong fortified towers, the others being Burgh, Newton Arlosh, and Annan. The tower is certainly very massive, and is well adapted for the sort of warfare which was the experience of the people in these parts three or four hundred years ago. A beautiful early Norway doorway is in capital preservation. In one part of the walls there are four capitals of Norman columns built in. Within, we found the chancel arch removed, as is often the case in fell-side churches. In a curious lumber room in the tower there is an oak chest with the date 1687. The antiquity of the place is shown by the material used in its repair. One of the tower windows has built into it a monumental slab sculptural with a horse shoe, a hammer, and pincers. Another stone, built into the fireplace of an upper room of the tower, shows a sword and belt and bugle, and was no doubt a memorial of one of the lords of the Forest of Inglewood, as words to that effect can be traced. There are several pieces of old armour. MR. LEES, who showed the party over the church, said this armour was of the time of CHARLES I, and were probably relics of the fight on Langwathby Moor, where the Royalists, under SIR PHILIP MUSGRAVE, met the Roundheads under GENERAL LESLIE, after vainly endeavouring to prevent them crossing the Eden. The Royalists were raw levies, and could not cope with the veterans under LESLIE, and these were said to be relics of the fight. At the basement ofo the tower there is a dismal apartment called the “Curry Hall”, which was no doubt a prison in which mosstroopers were immured. The tower above this dungeon, contained three rooms, which would be a refuge in times of siege. ......Part VII will follow.................. _______________________________ Barb, Ontario, Canada.