Halket Hendrie:

Halket Hendrie was a farmer at Mossfennan to the west of Broughton. As a farmer he was a lover of the landscape and a tireless commentator on how Man over the aeons of time had shaped and influenced the landscape. He was an enthusiastic and informed amateur archaeologist. He identified and logged the vast amount of burial cists and bronze age settlements in the Upper Tweed Valley including the excavation of
Stanhope Dun. He also undertook excavation work on the Antonine's Wall. Such was his expertise that the Society of Antiquaries in Scotland conferred on him an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his work. He was a keen supporter of The Tweeddale Society both in his working life and after his retrial to Peebles. It was after his death that the then
Council of the Society resolved that in each session there be a "Halket Hendrie" Memorial Lecture". The invited lecturer would be asked to present a lecture on an aspect of archaeology of his choosing.

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