are as follows : — Breccia boulder, in feet, 17 x 12 x 93 Conglomerate 

 boulder, in feet, 18 x 14 x 8. This last is of special interest, moreover, 

 inasmuch as the length of the boulder seems exactly to represent the 

 thickness of the Conglomerate bed from which it has been derived, and 

 the only one I know of in the district is at the northern end of High 

 Rigg, west of the Chapel of St. John's in the Vale. 



The Bowder Stone, I believe, is not a glacially transported boulder, 

 but only a huge block fallen from the Crags behind, whence others are 

 ready to follow. 



A boulder of the Volcanic rocks on the hill slope just south of 

 Matterdale Common, and at a height of over 1500 feet, measures in feet, 

 18 X 9 X 9, and there are many others of gigantic size. 



Upon the Skiddaw Slate mountain flanks on the west side of New- 

 land's Hause, boulders of Volcanic rocks occur, one of which measures 

 in feet 6 x 4J x 3. In many places outside the mountain district there 

 may be found boulders of gigantic size, such as the one near Bothel, 

 but these would lead me too far from my present area. 



3. BOULDERS REMARKABLE AS TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY HAVE 

 BEEN PLACED OR PERCHED. 



It is well known that retreating glaciers often leave boulders perched 

 upon the rocks around in very extraordinary looking positions. There 

 are not so many examples of this in our district as might have been 

 expected when its extremely glaciated condition is considered; and I am 

 inclined to think that the reason may be, that earthquake shocks have 

 visited the area, since the close jof the glacial period, sufficiently severe 

 to topple over the more delicately poised blocks. The great Assuring 

 of some of the mountain sides rather lends support to this view. There 

 are, however, a few good cases of well-perched blocks, some of 

 which may be mentioned. Upon Glaramara, at heights of 2000 feet 

 are several examples of blocks nicely perched on ice-rounded rocks. 

 On the west side of Thirlmere, there are two cases ; one, a little 

 south of Launchy Beck, is that of a large boulder standing upright on its 

 smallest side, something after the manner of the Bowder Stone 3 and the 



