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PLATE XXI. Wharncliffe Lodge, p. 100. 



The view from Wharncliffe Lodge was highly praised by Lady Mary 

 Wortley Montague. The word ' Wantley ' in the legend of the 

 Dragon, connected with this place, should, no doubt, be read Wharn- 

 cliffe. Wharn, Whern, Ouern, and Ouorn, are Teutonic names for 

 the old hand-mill, which was often cut from the ' millstone ' grit. 



PLATE XXII. Thornton Force, p. 116. 



This place will please the geologist quite as much as the artist. In 

 ascending from the Force, by Yorda's Cave, to the summit of Whern- 

 side, the whole series of the Mountain Limestone is crossed, and on 

 the top of the mountain is the millstone grit. 



PLATE XXIII. The Matron, p. 127. 



The detached pinnacles of chalk at Flamborough are the last remains of 

 the land which has been wasted ; the caverns in the cliff are the first 

 great step toward further decay. For these caves are enlarged up- 

 wards continually by the falling in of the roof, till at length the outer 

 walls stand detached, and appear as insulated rocks. Through how 

 many long periods of years has the waste of the Flamborough cliffs 

 been continued ! 



PLATE XXIV. The King and Queen, p. 128. 



These rocks probably formed part of the outer wall of a cave worked long 

 ages since into the solid chalk. An interesting gift to posterity would 

 be a photographic picture of the detached rocks of Flamborough, 

 taken from given points, which could be readily found again, so that 

 comparative pictures could be made after the lapse of years, and the 

 exact rate of decay be ascertained. 



PLATE XXV. Filey Brig, p. 130. 



This low ridge of rock constitutes a breakwater for Filey Bay. In some 

 earlier period for example, in the Roman period we must admit 

 that it extended further to the east, and (the dip of the beds being 

 southerly) that it stood higher. It would then not be covered by the 

 tide, and may have been a real natural pier. 



