and the Strata, &c. in DerhysJdre. 257 



Meadow Dale, S of Tideswell, extending W about ^ m. 

 from Tidesvvell Dale ; 3rd Lime, and 3rd Toadstone at 

 its E end. 



Middlcton (orEyam) Dale, W of Stoney Middleton Town, 

 extending thence about lij-7/7. W, 1st Lime, deep and 

 romantic, with several deep collateral branches ; Castle, 

 High Tor, Steeple, and Lover's Leap Rock? ; Uamford, 

 Charlcsvvark, and Merlin's Caverns : a I>ead Cupola and 

 slag-mill, and Sulwhur work; a good Turnpike Road 

 passes through this curious dale between Tideswell and 

 Sheffield. 



Mill Dale, E of Ruxlon, extendinsr about ^in. NW from 

 Sherbrook and Wve Dale?, 3rd Lin)e at its NW end, 

 3rd Toadstone and 4th Lime, white Marble, (Tufa) ; a 

 good private Coach -road throu'^h this dale. 



AIill Dale, in StaflTordshirp, S of Alstonficid, extending W 

 a' out 1 m. from Dove Dale; deep and rugged, in 4th 

 Lime. 



Millers Dale, SE of Wormhill, extending W about 1^ ?7z. 

 along the course of the Wve River, from Monsal Dale 

 to Wye Dale and Sandy Dale : 3rd Lirne, with 2nd Toad- 

 stone and 2nd Lime skininc: \\.i S border and parts of its 

 N border ; the 3rd Toadstone appears in the River, about 

 its middle and at its W end. Tufa. Ravens Tor, and 

 other bold and high Rocks skirt this dale. 



Monks Dale, E of Wurmhill, extendino NNW about IJ- 

 m. from the Wye at Mdlcrs Dale to Grass Dale : in 3rd 

 Lime, the 3rd Toadstone seen at its N end, where the 

 Buxton and Tideswell Road crosses it, and the 2nd Toad- 

 stone skirls both sides of it at the S end : Tufa is found 

 in it at the S end ; a drv dale, owing to Swallow-holes 

 in Hav and Grass Dales above. 



Monsal Dale, NW of Ashford, extending about NNW by 

 a crooked course (along with the Wye River) of about 

 9^ m. from the W face of Fin Copt Hill to Milleri 

 Dale; in 2nd Lime, 2nd Toadstone, and 3rd Lime at its 

 northern end, having the 1st Toadntone and 1st Lime on 

 its eastern skirt at ttie southern end, and the 2nd Lime 

 along all its western skirt or border: much Slither, or 

 indestructible and barren Lime rubble is lodged on the 

 sides of this vallev ; black M.irble of the 2nd Lime is 

 dug here, near Little Long'^don. 



New-Mills Dale, S of the Village (in Glossop), between 

 Derbyshire and Cheshire, extending about W -^-w. from 

 the junction of New-Mills Rrook with the Govte River, 

 in 3rd Grit and Coal Shale, called Tor Cliff. This is the 



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