Contents ArticlesAdrian Cox, 'Medieval fairs and markets in Angus and Fife: a discussion of the documentary and artefactual evidence'Forbes W Robertson, 'William Gibbs, Lord Seaforth’s Gardener, 1787-1812'Heather Holmes, 'For the encouragement of agricultural improvement in Scotland in the 1780s: subscribers to the agricultural books of David Young'Ian MacLachlan, '"The greatest and most offensive nuisance that ever disgraced the capital of a kingdom": the slaughterhouses and shambles of modern Edinburgh'John Burnett, 'Small showmen and large firms: the development of Glasgow Fair in the nineteenth century'James R Coull, 'The herring brand in Scotland 1809-1938: a controversial but necessary measure of quality control?'Shorter NotesHenry W Noble, 'The role of newspaper advertisements in the spread of the availability of dental treatment in Scotland'Michael Montgomery and Anne Smyth, 'Progress report on the Ulster-Scots Academy'Alexander Fenton, 'The Lesmahagow Farmers’ Club' This article was published on 2024-08-13