8 DESCRIPTION OF THE 



ing4ff. Sin. the present entrance being 2ft. Sin 

 and the width 5ft. 



The elevation of the face of the quarry above the 

 roofis 18ft. but the incumbent land continues to rise 

 for a considerable distance. 



The rock perforated by the Cave is composed of 

 limestone, partly oolite, and partly of the harder and 

 more compact blue limestone. The compact beds 

 assume various shades, some are light blue, some 

 have a yellowish cast, and others are a dark blue 

 approaching to black. 



In examining the Cave a few days since, I obser- 

 ved that its floor was of the compact blue limestone, 

 mixed with patches of Chert ; that it was the lowest 

 bed of that description in the series, and separates it 

 from the oolitic formation, containing organic re- 

 mains The stranger therefore by tracing that bed to 

 the slope of the hill in the direction of the beck, may 

 ascertain the position of the original floor, and 

 identify its relation to the slope of the bank. The 

 thickness of the strata is from one foot to three 

 feet six inches. This rock had long been quarried 

 for tbe purpose of procuring stone to repair the 

 highroads; but it was not till July 1821, that the 

 Cave in question was intersected ; the workmen 

 having finished the removal of a portion oi it, were 

 taking away what they call the rubbish, to lay the 

 rock bare for the removal of another part, when 

 they discovered, a little below the surface, the 

 mouth of the cavern ; and as they proceeded, saw 

 bones and teeth. They thought the discovery very 

 singular, and concluded that animals had been 



