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 The Aire its source in Malham Cove Skipton Kirkstall Abbey 



Loidis in Elmete Roman remains at Adel 92 



Castleford, a Roman station Pontefract 95 



The Colder to its junction with the Aire 96 



The Aire and Colder, curious petrifactions 99 



The Dun its woodland scenery Camp and earthworks at Temple- 

 borough and Wincobank Conisbrough Castle 1 00 



Doncaster, a Roman station Hatfield Chase Thorne Waste 102 



The Hull Driffield Beverley 104 



The Gypseys Rudstone great meteorite 105 



The Esk its varied and beautiful dales British antiquities water- 

 falls 107-109 



The Ribble mountains round its source Silurian strata on its course 

 numerous caverns remarkable erratic blocks ebbing and flow- 

 ing well Hellifield Gisburn Bolton Sawley Abbey Clitheroe 1 10 

 The Lune its beautiful course from Hougill Fells by Kirkby Lonsdale 



EasgillKirk Kingsdale Grassingham Camp Lancaster... 113-117 

 The Eden 117 



CHAPTER IV. 

 THE SEA-COAST. 



The Humber its drainage Brough Ferry Hessle 118 



Kingston-upon-Hull 118 



The port of Ravenspurn its antiquity history destruction 119 



Spurn Head Kilnsea, now ruined by the sea Waste of Holderness 



coast (see also Appendix) 121 



Dimlington Outhorne, now ruined by the sea 122 



Sandley Meer Aldborough Hornsea Skeleton of the Irish Elk in 



a freshwater deposit 123 



The ' escars ' of Holderness stranding of whales 1 24 



Bridlington Quay the spring freshwater deposits fall of the cliff 



discovery of Crag fossils Priory 125 



Flamborough cliffs and islands of chalk Dane's Dike Landing of 



Ida's sons the insulated peaks north landing cavern the 



highest part of the chalk cliff the birds 126 



Speeton fossils 129 



Filey Bay ancient course of the Derwent the Brig sands caves.. 130 



uristhorp section of the strata the fossil plants tumulus 131 



Cayton Bay Carnelian Bay Wliite Nab Wheatcroft Farm Spaw 132 

 Scarborough assault of Hardrada Castle Museum Scalby 



Cloughton Wyke Haiburn Wyke Staintondale Cliff undercliff 



section of strata Blue Wick fossils 135 



