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and the Frome. Up Larport Lane, where the transition may be noticed from 

 the red marls to the Upper Ludlow. Ascend Backbury Hill ; again carefully 

 study the district. The prominer.t hills and ridges mny be discerned as before 

 from Seager. Notice how at Doimington "Wood the "Wenlock Limestone after 

 preserving a long straight ridge is at last broken sharp off ; you can barely 

 distinguish it beneath you. Notice also how the valley of Wenlock Shale, with 

 its occasional low hillocks, ceases when it reaches the line of the Mordiford 

 fault. After searching for fossils under the hill make for the Dormington 'V^^'ood 

 quarry ; you may gather here as many Wenlock corals as you please. Take the 

 road to the N.W., and on reaching a farm-house descend the hill to the right 

 towards Perton ; some good exposures of Aymestry rock and Upper Ludlow are 

 passed. At Perton see the Downton Sandstone with its carbonaceo\is layers 

 resting on the Tipper Ludlow, A walk of one and a half miles will bring you to 

 Stoke Edith Station. 



Boute 3. — Train to Fawley. Walk to How Caple, and cross the hills to 

 the new Yutton Church. Down the hill. At Welch Court you come on the 

 Upper Ludlow ; some exposures may be seen in the road. Take the first turning 

 to the left down a lane to Gamage Ford : the bone-bed may be found here 

 without difficulty several inches thick, with fish and crustacean remains and 

 spore cases of the Pachiithecn spharica. Take the new Ledbury road ; at 

 Borlenham quarry of Upper Ludlow and Aymestry rock the Pentnmcrus 

 Kniqhtii has been found : some small Gasteropods and other Lu'llow fossils 

 may be obtained here. Thence to Much Marcle ; ascend the hill by the old Ross 

 road : at the VII milestone may again be seen the Downton and Upper Lurllow 

 beds in contact. Turn to the right at the crossing and again to the left and 

 mount the Eidge Hill. At the high prominent point the finest and clearest 

 yiew of the whole district may be had. Try to discriminate the two ridges on 

 the S.W. side : when the ploughed land is visible, there will be little difficulty 

 in distinguishing the Silurian and Devonian formations by the colour of the 

 BoiL Turn down at Sleeve's Oak ; at a little quarry in the "Wenlock ridge, 

 marked Hyde in the Ordnance Map, some good corals may be found. Cross to 

 Woolhope. "Work round the south flank of the dome, some exposures of the 

 Woolhope Limestone may be seen. Turn off to the S."W. just beyond Eudge End 

 to Nuppend : at a quarry by the mill many fossils may be found. Notice the 

 many disturbances of the strata beyond this quarry. To Fownhope. "Walk 

 towards Hereford. Notice how the beds are masked with rough graveL Cross 

 at the Toll Bridge and thence to Holm Lacy Station. 



Route 4. -To Withington station. "Walk to "West Hide ; examine the 

 quarries near. Cross Shucknell hill, and after a careful search in the large 

 quarry, walk down the lane to Shucknell farm ; there is another quarry here. 

 Thence back to WUcroft. Examine the fine high level gravel beds. A short 

 walk will bring yon to the Lowe's H'll quarry or Bartestree trap dyke. Crow 



