434 GLANCE AT THE GEOLOGY OF 



excelled by architects of modern times, and 

 would, beyond doubt, have selected the lime- 

 stone in preference to the sandstone, had they 

 been aware of its occurrence so near the abbey. 



The place where the limestone occurs is in 

 Mr. Thomas Kendall's field, near Hole Beck, on 

 the right hand side of the road, leading from 

 Stank to Hole Beck. It agrees in every respect 

 with the description previously given by Professor 

 Sedgwick. The quarry in which it is found is at 

 present of small extent. After four yards in 

 thickness of Till, is a bed of red marl, of a 

 few inches in thickness. Under this comes the 

 limestone, which is exposed to the depth of about 

 two yards, and is of a warm yellow colour, 

 resembling the stone of North Anston, in the 

 West Riding of the county of York. 



The stone, like many of the beds in York- 

 shire, contains cells, partly filled with crystals 

 of carbonate of lime. These, from their shapes, 

 appear like the internal portions of casts of 

 bivalve and univalve shells, but with these 

 exceptions, I discovered no trace of organic 

 remains. 



