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Crossing the alluvial valley on which Walton-in-Gordano is 
situated and ascending the steep slope of Carboniferous limestone 
on the opposite side, the members diverged to see a large boulder 
of Conglomerate resting in a field on the side of the hill. A 
slightly raised circular bank on the level plateau of Weston down 
pointed out to the Club by Mr. Braikenridge, was considered by 
Mr. Scarth to be a Roman Circus, Walton Castle at the W. 
end of Walton down was the next point visited. The arms of 
the Pouletts ie. three swords in pile, said to be over the 
entrance gateway, were sought for in vain; and as the members 
passed through the deserted octagonal courtyard and admired the 
fine views of the Channel and opposite coast caught through the 
ruined windows of the flanking towers, they thought how easily this 
once aristocratic hunting box might be restored to habitable uses. 
The Secretary, of course, did not permit the members to leave the 
hill without pointing out to them the patch of Conglomerate resting 
upon the upturned edges of the Carboniferous limestone to the 
8S. of the Castle, 315 feet above the sea level; and leading the 
way through Walton farm and across the interesting Old Red 
sandstone ridge conducted them along the Palceozoic beach of the 
period, here assuming a fine grained Magnesian limestone appear- 
ance to a remarkable little cove in the rocks, where the Conglome- 
rate, very coarse at the base containing large blocks of Limestone, 
Old Red sandstone, and Quartz pebbles, was seen lying un- 
conformably on the ‘basset’ edges of the Old Red which 
dipped sharply into the hill. A slight detour to Lady’s Cove to 
see the fault which brings the Conglomerate in fine grained masses 
to the sea level, and soon the Rock Hotel was reached, where the 
somewhat weary pedestrians were refreshed by a good dinner, 
and returned to Bath by an evening train. 
Excursion to Woodspring Priory, &c.—This excursion, which had 
been originally fixed for July 7th, was postponed at the previous 
Quarterly meeting until 22nd of that month. Nine members 
only, with a visitor Colonel Drummond Hay, took part in it. 
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