BIRDSTONE, a village, in the parish of Campsie, county of Stirling, 1 mile (N.) from Kirkintilloch; containing 100 inhabitants. It lies east of the road from Kirkintilloch to Campsie, and a little west of a small stream that falls into the Kelvin water on the confines of the county. B 1 RN BI RS BIRGHAM, a village, in the parish of Eccles, county of Berwick, 2^ miles (W.) from Coldstream; containing '241 inhabitants. This is a small ancient village, seated on the north bank of the Tweed, opposite to Carham in Northumberland; and the road from London to Edinburgh by way of Kelso, and that from Kelso to Berwick, j)ass through the place. It is noted for several events connected with history, among which was the meeting, in 1291, of the twelve competitors for the Scottish throne, with the commissioners of Edward I. of England, to represent their claims, acknowledging his paramount authority over Scotland. One of two buryiug-places in the parish is situated here. — See EccLEs.