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twelve feet. The river Wanjbeck glides paft it in a full and beau- 

 tiful ftream ; on the fouth fide of which is another quarry of the 

 fame kind, not worked on account of the weight of the roof. 

 From the Spltal and AJJjington quarries many thoufand grind- 

 flones have been exported. 



In the brook at Slmonburn, between Tecket and the rectory-den, are 

 vaft rocks of free-done ; fallen from a range of fteep cliffs above, 

 ufed much in that neighbourhood for tomb-flones ; of a whitifh.- 

 brown colour ; of a clofe fine grit, with fhining talcy particles ; 

 fmall Neuclei or kernels in part of it, with cafts of reeds, and 

 barks of trees. Their tops are coated over with a flratum of ad- 

 ventitious earth, the decidua of leaves, mofs and herbage, rotted 

 to a mellow comport, giving nourifhment to a variety of plants ; 

 Vaccinia nigra, Eriae^ and the Sorbus aucuparia, flourifhing with 

 great vigour, and mofTes of a beautiful green fringing their 

 fides, unhurt by torrents and tempeftuous winds. 



On Broad-pool common, near Simonburn, is a range of fteep free- 

 Hone rocks, with a north expofure, called Raven's-hugb, i. e. the 

 Ravens-Crag, from its being the folitary and fecure retreat of that 

 bird by its high fituation, and fcraggy projections. It is moftly 

 in horizontal ftrata, with fome large perpendicular fifliires, as is 

 ufual in precipices. It is of a whitifli-brown colour, with filvery 

 particles of talc, and of different degrees of finenefs ; part of it 

 making excellent grind-flones ; the greateft part highly efteemed 

 for pavements, ftone-fteps, columns, and ornamented Afhler- 

 works. It holds its colour and form under the rigour of the 

 fevereft feafons. The handfome feat of Sir Lancelot Allgood,of Nun- 

 wicbj Knt. is built with it, defigned by Mr. Garret. 



At the weft end of the crag is a fpring, under a fcraggy cover 

 of natural arch-work, the fides in fummer fliaded with dwarf 



ftone- 



