VOL. XVI. (2) THE GEOLOGY OF EBRINGTON HILL 129 
THE GEOLOGY OF EBRINGTON HILL, 
NORTH COTTESWOLDS 
BY 
L. RICHARDSON 
Ebrington Hill is the most northern hill but one 
of the Cotteswolds. Meon Hill is the most northern. 
It is situated immediately to the north-by-west. 
The general geology of Ebrington Hill is very simple. 
Approached from the low ground, the very commence- 
ment of the slope leading up to the Marlstone platform is 
formed by the Caprzcornus-Beds, which were exposed 
during the construction of the Mickleton Tunnel, and 
are now seen at Robins’-Wood Hill, near Gloucester. 
The remainder, and by far the greater part of the slope, 
is formed by the sandy beds of the Middle Lias : deposits 
of algoviani hemera. Their presence in the hillsides - 
is infallibly indicated by the persistent and wide-spread 
erowth of gorse-bushes. 
The Marlstone succeeds the sandy beds, and on 
account of its superior hardness over the beds above and 
below, has given rise to a well-defined terrace all around 
the hill. Formerly it was largely worked for road-metal ; 
but now not a single quarry is in use. There are two 
places, however, where numerous fossils may be obtained. 
The first is a disused quarry situated at the cross-roads 
