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ft. in. 



Soil 6 



Yellow clay 3 



Sand 15 



Gravel 2 



BOTJLDEES — 



Marl 4 



Eock base . . , , 24 6 



it. in. 

 Soil 10 



Gravel and sand (with water) 9 9 



BOULDEES — 



Marl 4 



Rock base 14 9 



ft. in. 

 Soil and gravel ........ 12 



Boulders— 



Marls 8 7 



Kockbase 20 7 



Mr. Plant continues his reports and describes the erratic blocks at 

 Spinney Hills, near Leicester. 



A fine group of blocks has been uncorered on the Spinney Hills, to the 

 east of Leicester ; they were scattered over about two acres of land, and 

 lying on the lower Rbgetic beds, under about 6 ft. of a stiff upper boulder 

 clay which covers these hills, and varies from 3 to 12 ft. deep, and is suc- 

 ceeded by the hard white clay and shales of the Rhsetic beds. All the 

 blocks except two are granite from Mount Sorrel, 6^ miles distant due N. 

 The following is a list : — 



Length. Breadth. Depth. 



No. 1 3 ft. 3 iu. X 3 ft. in. x 2 ft. (3 in. 



No. 2 3 ft. in. X 2 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. in. 



No. 2 block is unique, being the first I have found that has a smooth 

 2MlisJied surface and slightly striated, the edges and angles clean and 

 sharp. The above will be removed to the Museum grounds at Leicester. 

 The other blocks are as follows : — 



Length. Breadth. Depth. 



No. 3 2 ft. in. X 2 ft. in. x 1 ft. C in. 



No. 4 2 ft. in. X 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. in. 



No. 5 2 ft. 6 iu. X 1 ft, 6 in. X 1 ft. in. 



No. 6 1 ft. 6 in. X 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. in. 



The above blocks are roughly cubical, the angles and edges are sharp 

 and some of the sides quite fresh, i.e., not weather-worn. Besides these, 

 seven other smaller blocks, rough cubes, of 1 ft. 6 in. on the face ; these 

 are of Mount Sorrel granite, 6^ miles distant ; two others about the same 

 size, but much rounded and worn, were coar.^e sandstones or miUstone- 

 grit, which must have come from the north some 30 miles. Two others', 

 one Oolite and the other Lias limestone, must have come N.E. distant 12 

 or 14 miles. Height above the sea about 280 ft. 



Blocks at Newfound Pool, near ancient Roman Boad, ' The Fosse Way.' — 

 Some large blocks have been uncovered in the excavations for new 

 streets at the above place, which is about 1^ mile on the west side of the 



