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Uj)on the under side, however, is a well-defined groove about 1 ft. long. 

 Whinstone. The popular tradition is, that it was thrown by his Satanic 

 Majesty at one of his satellites for staying out too long. An old farmer 

 avers he found it one morning, but the previous evening it was not there. 

 200 ft. above sea-level. Rests on boulder clay. 



On Mr. Welburn's estate, and upon a farm in the village occupied by 

 Mr. E,. Brown, are two boulders, 150 ft. above sea-level. Dimensions of 

 No. 1 boulder : 3 ft. 2 in. X 1 ft. 10 in. X 1 ft. 2 in. Sub-angular. Has 

 been moved. Whinstone. Dimensions of No. 2 boulder : 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 



X 1 ft. 8 in. Angular. Has been moved. Whinstone. Both have 

 evidently been found in the land. No. 2 was dug out of the garden in 

 front of the house close to the street, and moved to its present position. 

 Lebberston village is situated on a ridge of gravel. 



In Leys Lane, at the entrance to the village of Lebberston, on the 

 N. side of the lane and W. end of village, is a group of boulders. 

 No. 1—2 ft. 7 in. X 1 ft. 6 in. X 9 in., and No. 2—2 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. 

 X 10 in. : whinstone; sub-angular. No. 3 — 2 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft.l in. X 1 ft. 2 in. ; 

 coarsely grained dolerite ; rounded. No. 4 — 2 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. x9 in., and 

 No. 5 — 2 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. ; sandstone ; sub-angular. There 

 are no striae or groovings upon them. They are about 100 ft. above sea- 

 level ; are all close together and exposed on the surface. 



There is a boulder in the North-Eastern Railway cutting, about one 

 mile N. of Filey, in the direction of Gristhorpe, 2 ft. 10 in. x 2 f t. 3 in. 



X I ft. 4 in. Rounded ; pear-shaped. Has been moved ; is now at the 

 base of the cutting laid across a gutter or waterway. No strise or 

 groovings. Dark blue whinstone. 200 ft. above sea-level. Was con- 

 nected with a long ridge of gravel, sand, and clay, which was cut through 

 when making the line. 



There is a boulder in the North-Eastern Railway cutting about 200 

 yards N. of Gristhorpe Station, and on the east bank of the cutting. It 

 is in the parish of Gristhorpe, near Scarbro', 2 ft. xl ft. lOin. xl ft. 

 Angular, almost square ; longest axis N. and S. Has not been moved. 

 No groovings or strias can be seen, but it is now almost covered with 

 soil which has fallen from above. It is a light-coloured sandstone, like 

 the moor grit near Scarbro' ; 200 ft. above sea-level. It is in a bank 

 of rough gravel, clay, and sand. 



In the parish of Seamer, near Scarbro' (N. Riding), about three 

 miles S.S.W. of Scarbro' and about two miles S.E. of Seamer village, and 

 close to Seamer Junction, North-Eastern Railway, on the estate of Lord 

 Londesborough, is a group of boulders. No. 1 — 1 ft. X 9 in. x 6 in. ; red 

 granite. No. 2—2 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 4 in. ; Shap granite. No. 3— 

 1 ft. X 1 ft. X 9 in. ; Shap granite. No. 4 — 1ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. x 9 in. ; Shap 

 granite. No. 5 — 1 ft. 2 in. X 1 ft. X 8 in. ; Shap granite. No. C — 1 ft. 8 in. 

 X 1 ft. 6 in. X 9 in. ; Shap granite. No, 7 — 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 2 in. X 8 in. ; 

 mica schist. No. 8 — 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. ; red granite. All 

 are rounded. They have been moved, but were obtained from the Seamer 

 gravel drift. No striae or groovings are visible. About 200 ft. The 

 gravel drift of Seamer overlies the Coralline Oolite. 



The Committee Jiave been favoured hy the Rev. A. W. Rowe, of Felstead, 

 with the following Report xipon boulders in N.W. Essex. 



The boulders mentioned in the accompanying list are all lying within 

 the limits of a small district in the N.W. of Essex : a few only have been 



