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There is an interesting effigy in the chancel under a carved canopy. It 

 is supposed to represent the Lady Clarice Delawarre, the eldest daughter of John 

 de Tregoz, through whom the castle and domain of Ewyas Harold passed to the 

 family of Delawarre. It ia supposed — indeed it was ascertained on moving the 

 stone some years since by Mr. Fowle — to be a case of heart burial ; the lady dying 

 away sent her heart for interment here. She seems to hold it in her hstnds on the 



The site of the castle was next inspected. It was admirably chosen, and 

 in the days of bows and arrows would be a strong place. The large artificial 



mound on which the keep was built tempts to assault in these days by 



pic-nic parties, for the views are peculiarly rich and beautifuL 



Time was now getting on, and after some consideration by the leaders it 

 was decided to leave the King-street guarry and make at once for that which has 

 proved so much more interesting in its results, the Sandstone quarry at Bowie- 

 stone, in which the Stylonurus Symondsii was found. The walk there, of 

 nearly two miles, was beautiful throughout, and an hour was passed pleasantly 

 there in the search for organic remains ; they are not plentiful in this quarry, 

 but such as have been found possess remarkable interest and differfrom anything 

 found elsewhere. The rumour ran that Dr. .M'Cullough had one to produce, 

 which bore this character, and this served to stimulate a little the zeal of the 

 geologists present ; but few fragments however had rewarded the search on this 

 occasion when the horn sounded the retreat. 



Another pleasant walk through the fields in friendly converse, varied 

 here and there by some botanical "find" — now of the j WoaJ-waxen, or Dyer's 

 Green weed. Genista tinctoria, which was very plentiful — now of the Sweet-scented 

 Orchis, Gumnadenia conopsea — and again of a very beautiful clover exquisitely rose- 

 tinted, which it was thought might be new but which turned out on examination 

 to be merely a variety of the common TrifoUum pratense, made delicate and 

 graceful by the boggy undrained land on which it grew. 



Mr. Lawrence, of Pontypool directed attention to a number of grass-covered 

 heaps freely scattered over a pasture-field passed through. They might have been 

 heaps of earth neglected to have been scattered, but they were not so. He had 

 often observed them in neglected pastures of the Old Ked Sandstone formation, 

 and he believed them to be the joint work first of the moles, and secondly of the 

 ants upon the molehills. "WTien both tenants ceased their occupation, time and 

 the changes of season soon converted their habitations into simple mounds of 

 earth. 



Right glad were all parties to reach the Scudamore Arms and refresh 

 themselves after the fatigues of the day. Ample provision had been made, and 

 well filled was the room. Here is a list of the company : — James Kankin, Esq., 

 H.A., the President; Arthur Armitage, Esq., Dadnor, and Dr. McCullough, 

 Vice-presidents; Wm. Adams, Esq., F.G.S., President of the Cardiff Naturalists' 

 - Society and R. Rhys Jones, Esq., the Honorary Secretary ; the Rev. H. C. Key ; 

 Richard Hereford, Esq., Sufton, and the Rev. Robert Hereford ; J. E. Lee, Esq., 



