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The left hand or Titterstone Clee-hill is on the junction of the Millstone Grit 

 and Old Red. To the north-west of Titterstone Glee there are several bands of 

 Cornstone. The two hills farther to the north are similar to the Cornbrook in 

 formation, but with this peculiarity, no trap dyke is known to exist under the 

 southerly one. It is supposed that the basalt cap must be part of the one on 

 the northerly, or Abdon barf, and that the hollow between them has been 

 caused by denudation. The hill on which we stand is one of a series of Upper 

 Silurian hills_ running down the north-west side of Herefordshire and through 

 Kadnorshii'e. This SUurian formation continues to the north-east as far as 

 the town of Ludlow, from which it takes its name ; it then follows Bringewood 

 Chase to the west about five miles, after which itturns north-east again formany 

 miles in a regular series of hUls known as Wenlock Edge. This row of hills for 

 the most part dip to the east, where they are bordered by the Old Red. The 

 crests are generally Aymestrey limestone, the face of the hills being lower 

 Ludlow, with Wenlock limestone at the foot, the valleys to the west being 

 Wenlock shale and alluvium. About 15 miles to the north-west we come upon 

 tlie Lower Silurian and Cambrian formation at Church Stretton. At our 

 backs there is most interesting valley of denudation, with Bringewood Chase 

 on the north and th ■ High Vinnells on the south, both hills being formed in 

 the way I have just mentioned. After passing the valley behind us we get 

 into the heart of the Silurian district. Now I think we wUl pass to the various 

 points of antiquaiian interest. First of all Richard's Castle comes into notice, 

 and to give an account of its rise we must go back to the time of Edward the 

 Confessor. Edward was brought up in the Norman Court, and when he 

 acceded to the throne was accompanied to England by various Norman hangers- 

 on, amongst them being one Eaulfe and one Ricardus Eitz Scrob. The Nor- 

 mans were soon in favour, having lucrative and important posts given them all 

 over the country, Raulfe having charge of the county of Hereford, and the 

 posts of defence established against the Welsh. He was assisted by this 

 Ricardus Fitz Scrob, who was the builder of what the peasantry call to this 

 day Rickard's Castle. After a while the overbearing behaviom- of the Nor- 

 mans gave such great offence to the English people, particularly to the cele- 

 brated Godwin, Earl of Kent, who was the King's father-in-law, and a man 

 of very great importance in the kingdom. Party feeling ran high, and the 

 Normans having the ear of the King managed to obtain the banishment of 

 of Godwin and all his sons, and the confiscation of their property ; but their 

 triumph was of short duration, for in the summer of 1052 Godwin came back 

 to Kent, was joined by his sons, and there was a general rising of the people in 

 his favour. A sudden fear siezed the Normans, and upon the first sign of a con- 

 cession by Edward to Godwin, they fled from England as fast as they were able. 

 A Council of State was held at which Godwin appeared, spoke in his own 

 defence, justified himself from every accusation before the King and the people, 

 and William of Malmesbmy says that his sons justified themselves in the same 

 manner ; their sentence of exUe was reversed, and another sentence unani- 



