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8. Dark-colonred Mountain limestone, polished and striated, 1 ft. Sin. 



X 1 ft. 2 in. X 9 in. 



9. Limestone (Oolitic, but of what horizon I cannot say), smooth, 

 striated on one side, 1 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. X 9 in. 



10. Similar to No. 9, 1 ft. 3 in. X 1 ft. 2 in. X 7 in. 



11. Sandstone (probably estuarine), angular, irregular, 1 ft. 5 in. 

 Xlft. 2 iu.xl ft. 1 in. 



12. Grey arenaceous limestone (probably Jurassic), irregular, 

 smoothed on one side, 1 ft. 1 in. X 1 ft. 3 in. X 10 in. 



13. Similar to No. 12, smooth on one side, 1ft. 8 in. X 1 ft. 4 in. 

 Xlft. 1 in. 



14. Light coloured limestone, smooth, egg-shaped, striated, 2 ft. 



XI ft. 2 in.xl ft. 6 in. 



15. Lithostrotion, small, polished, and rounded mass, 1 ft. X 9 in. X 7 in. 



16. Greenish-grey trap, probably a hornblende-andesite. An ir- 

 regular quadrate mass, trapezoidal in section at one direction ; the faces at 

 an obtuse angle are polished and somewhat striated, 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 



X 1 ft. 4 in. 



The Rev. Thomas Parkinson, Vicar of North Otterington, near 

 Northallerton, reports as follows : — 



In the centre of the village of Thornton-le-Beans, near Northallerton, 

 at the left or north side of the street going eastwards, parish of North 

 Otterington, is a block of Shap granite. Length, 3 ft. 10 in. E. and W. 

 Breadth, 3' 2" N. and S. Above ground 2ft. 4 in., and probably about the 

 same in the ground. Rounded. Uncertain whether it has been moved 

 or not. Longest axis E. and W. No stride or groovings. Isolated. Rests 

 on clay. 



In the township of Thornton-le-Moor, parish of North Otterington, 

 are three boulders. 



1. In an open field, near a well named ' Stockeld's Well.' About 4 ft. 

 6 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. X 2 ft. 8 in. Somewhat wedge-shaped. Rounded. Cannot 

 say whether it has been moved or not. Longest axis N. and S. (nearly). 

 Granite, ice-worn. Isolated. Rests on clay. 



2. In a lane called ' Endecon,' about 300 yards from south end of 

 village of Thornton-le-Moor, 3 ft. 2 in. x2 ft. x 2 ft. Was considerably 

 broken a few years ago. Has been moved. Coarse dolerite. Isolated. 

 Rests on clay. 



3. On the roadside, near farmhouse called Hill Top or Thief Hole 

 Farm, 3 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 9 in., all above ground. Rounded a 

 little, angular in some parts. Has been moved — taken out when foundation 

 was dug of an adjacent building. Close grained trap or highly altered 

 fine ash. Isolated. Rests on clay. 



In township of North Otterington, on Otterington Farm, in field near 

 the entrance gate from Northallerton road, and about 300 yards on the 

 road from North Otterington Church ; 4 ft. X by 2 ft. 11 in. Height 

 above ground, one side, 1 ft. 6 in. ; the other, 3 to 4 in. Somewhat 

 wedge-shaped. Angles all rounded. Has been moved. There are four 

 ruts running longitudinally on the top and in the direction of longest 

 axis. Granite. Rests on gravel. 



Mr. Robert Mortimer, of Fimber, reports that at Yonlthorpe, between 

 Bishop Wilton and Stamford Bridge, is a large isolated boulder of pare 

 white very quartzose sandstone. Had not been moved by man until 

 recently, when it was carted into the farmyard of Mr. Hawkins. Is now 

 used as a mounting block, 3 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 10 in. 



