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most singular and striking Grit stone Valley, which I 

 have any where witnessed. 



Plesiey Forge Dale, E of the Town, between Derhvshire 

 and Nottingli*iT)shn-e, extending E about 5 vi. in \ellow 

 Lime. Hobsthrust and other boitl Rocks are here much 

 admired; a large Cotton-mill occupies the site of the 

 ancient Iron Forge. 



Eicklow Dale, £ of Monvash, extending nearly N about 

 J- m. in 1st Lime; Entrocbi Marble is here duo:. 



Sandy Dale, SSE of VVormhill, extending SSVV about f 

 m. from Wye Dale to near Blackwtll Village, in 3rd 

 Lime, and 3rd Toadstone at its souihern end: the end 

 Toadstone skins its eastern border at the northern end, 

 and produces numerous quartz Crystals, or Derbyshire 

 Diamonds. 



Sherbrook Dale, S E of Buxton, extending nearly SW 

 about \l VI. from Wye and Mill Dales, in 4th Lime, and 

 a patch of 3rd Toadstone, at the crossing of the Buxlon 

 and Ashburne Road, whence a private Coach- road jiro- 

 ct fds through this dale eastward. 



Small Dale, SW of Peak Forest Town, extending NE 

 about \ m. from Dovehole Dale, in 4ih Lime, which on 

 the sides of this dale assumes a columnar structure. 



Thatch Dale, W ofWhesion, near Tidcswell, extending 

 E about J- m. from Grass Dale, 3rd Lime and 3rd Toad- 

 stone ; 4th Lime on its N skirt. 



Tideswell Dale, S of the Town, extending therefrom 1 m. 

 to Millers Dale, in 3rd Lime, and 3rd Toadstone which 

 is thrown up therein by a Fault: the -2nd Toadstone 

 skirts along near its E border; Tufa is found in it, at its 

 Send. It is often a drv dale, owmg to the Swallow- 

 holes at the S end of Tideswell Town. 



Via-Gellia Dale, N of Hopton, extending about f m. S 

 from Bonsai and Griffe Dales, in 4th Lime. The Hop- 

 ton-wood Freestone Quarries are on the K side of this 

 Dale, just below the 3rd Toadstone basset. Mr. Cell's 

 private Road jiasses through this Valley. 



Whaley Furnace Dale, N of Over Langv.ith, extending 

 about I m. nearly N, in vellow Lime. 



Wenslev Dale, S of the Village, extending -^ m. ESE, in 

 1st L>mc. 



Wetlon Dale, in StafTordshire, W of the Town, extending 

 nearlv N about l-^m. from Hamps and Ham Dales; deep 

 in the 4th Lime. Thor's House Tor is a remarkable 

 Rock with a natural Arch and Cave, by this Dale, which 

 is dry in dry seasons, below Darfa Swaliow-hulcs, which 



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