82 GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



The name of the town almost chills the feelings of 

 those who are unacquainted with the situation ; and 

 those ideas cannot be altogether removed, but by 

 seeing it. 



When a person who had formed his notions from 

 the name of the place, is undeceived by the prospect 

 of this delightful Country, he is agreeably sur- 

 prised, and perhaps wishes it had a name more con- 

 genial to'its fertility* 



The town of Kirby-Moorside, is founded on a 

 yellowish stone, of an intermediate character, be- 

 tween a limestone and sandstone, it effervesces a 

 little with acid, and belongs to that series which 

 lies under the oolite formation. This calcareous 

 sandstone is accompanied with a considerable quan- 

 tity of yellow marl, which being detached from the 

 stone, leaves it in a cavernous state ; as if it had 

 interfered at the formation of the rock, and prevent- 

 ed its regularity. 



The marl is of the same description, as that 

 which intervenes between all the beds of limestone 

 in this district, and which is often seen filling 

 caverns and fissures, so numerous in the lime- 

 stone. 



This yellow rock in many places rises to the sur- 

 face, or is covered only with alluvium, partly of 

 the same description, mixed with pebbles of other 

 kinds. It is seen, on the right band side of the 

 road, passing through Nawton towards Helmsley, 

 and at the end of this town, on the right hand side 

 of the road leading to Gillamoor. 



There is no doubt oi Kirkby-Moorside being an* 



