PROCEEDINGS OF THE COTTESWOLD CLUB II3 



the very base of the mighty Romsdalshorn itself. The 

 terraces here are composed ahnost exclusively of sand. 

 I do not know the height to which they extend, but it 

 must be very considerable, as the road ascends almost 

 continuously from Andalsnaes. The number of perfectly 

 well defined terraces is very great, too many to be easily 

 counted, and as they extend entirely across the valley, the 

 quantity of sand accumulated is prodigious. 



The town of Bodo stands on a raised beach of an 

 entirely different character. The valley in which the 

 town is situated is of considerable size. Behind the 

 town, and between it and the mountains which rise inland, 

 there lies a level plain, the greater portion of which is at 

 the present day occupied by a peat bog resting upon a 

 substratum of stiff dark blue clay. All along the sea 

 margin there is a ridge having an elevation of about 80 to 

 90 feet, composed of similar blue clay, with a considerable 

 number of well rounded boulders embedded in it, and 

 u[)on the top of this there rests a bed of regularly 

 stratified shell sand, varying in thickness from one up to 

 several feet, containing vast numbers of the shells of 

 Mya truncata. Most of the shells are entire, and in very 

 many instances the pairs were lying in contact. It 

 appears probable, however, that the shells were washed 

 up, as none were observed in crypts, and all were lying 

 on their sides, although from their perfect condition they 

 could only have been transported a very short distance-, 

 and by comparatively tranquil water. Overlying the shell 

 bed is a bed of peat of about 9 inches in thickness. The 

 width of this ridge was variable, probably a quarter of a 

 mile at its widest part, and upon it the town stands. 

 Circumstances favoured observation, as extensive drainage 

 works were in progress, and consequently a number of 

 excellent sections were open for inspection. In this 

 connection a feature of some interest observed at Bodo 



