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the thin upper block makes a minor ledge nearly opposite 

 Sticelett Farm. From (Jiirnard Ledge the Limestone runs as a 

 marked feature in the cliff as far as Gurnnrd Bridge, hut on the 

 east side of the marsh the sections are obscnie and hidden by 

 talus, though abundance of fallen blocks can be examined as far 

 as Egypt Point. From this Point eastward through West Cowes 

 another marked feature, now (»vergrown or hidden by buildings, 

 shows the outcrop of the Limestone, which was formerly seen in 

 the foundations of several of the houses. Near the West Cowes 

 Gas Works the same rock is again met with., and from this 

 point to Bottom Copse, where it sinks beneath the Medina, 

 there is no difficulty in following its characteristic feature. 



Crossing the Medina, the Limestone is seen on the foreshore 

 exactly opposite the point on the west bank where it was lost, 

 thus proving that here the beds are continuous across the river 

 and are not displaced by any fault. 



On the feature that marks the outcrop towards East Cowes a 

 large abandoned quarry may be seen in Little Shambler's Copse. 

 The stone has also been quarried near East Cowes Park, in places 

 now occupied by houses, and it is again seen at Elm Cottage, close 

 to the south-western corner of the grounds belonging to Norris 

 Castle. Here, at a height of about 120 feet, it is lost under 

 the Plateau Gravel. 



At Newport the Limestone, though masked by Drift and 

 rainwash, has been proved in several wells (see Appendix). 

 Unfortunately the well at Mew's Brewery — the only one that 

 passed through the stone — was bored many years since, and the 

 samples that have been preserved do not show the thickness of 

 this bed. 



East of Newport the stone was formerly quarried about 

 200 yards north-east of Great Pan Farm ; and again nearly due 

 north of Little Pan Farm. It was also touched in a trial boring 

 at Durton Farm. From this point it is lost for about a mile, 

 owing to a covering of Gravel and wash from the Downs. 



Close to Combley Farm it re-appears, and can then be traced 

 continuously, either by feature or by blocks ploughed up, as far 

 as Little Duxmore, where it is vertical. East of the last locality 

 the Limestone cannot now be seen for about 3 miJeg, though 

 blocks were formerly ploughed up near Ashey. During the 

 original survey, a section was also seen south of Little Nunwell, 

 in a ditch under a newly-made fence. 



At Brading, where the dip becomes lower, the Limestone 

 forms a more marked feature which passes under the Church. 

 Wall Lane is also carried along the ridge ; the stone having 

 formerly been dug close to the road on the south side, there is 

 now a vertical wall of rock running parallel with the lane. At 

 the Cement Works the dip in the quarry is 5° at the northern 

 borndary, but it increases to 10° close to the road, and to about 



