ON THE ERRATIC BLOCKS OF ENGLAND, WALES, AND IRELAND. 121 



3 ft. 4 in. X 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. to 1 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 2 in. x 7 in. ; these 

 are sandstones and wliinstones. 



South of village is a boulder of red sandstone 1 ft. 11 in. x 1 ft. 

 10 in. X 1 ft. 9 in. ; close by, one of dark brown sandstone 1 ft. 6 in. X 

 1 ft. 7 in. X 8 in. ; they are principally rounded and subangular ; could 

 not observe any stria) or groovings ; about 100 ft. above sea-level. 



Note. — Hunmanby is on the east slope of the Yorkshire wolds, and 

 on the line of fault running nearly N. and S., one half of the village thus 

 being upon the Speeton or Neocomian clays, the other part more or less 

 upon the lower chalk. 



Bridlington. — (36) In the parish of Bridlington, on the estate lately 

 purcha.sed by the churchwardens, and occupied by Mr. Taylor, and 

 situated in Applegarth Lane, about 100 yards S.E. of the Priory church, 

 occur a number of boulders, viz. : — 



They are all exposed on the surface, and. have been collected from 

 adjacent fields ; no strias or groovings are now visible ; about 100 ft. 

 above sea-level. The underlying deposits are principally gravel, but 

 further details as to the geology of this district will be found in Mr. 

 Lamplugh's memoirs. 



East Luiton. — (37) In the village of East Lutton, on the Yorkshire 

 Wolds, there is a boulder in the stackyard of Mr. Pt-xton (estate of Mr. 

 T. J. Bell). It is 2 ft. X 2 ft. x 1 ft. 1 in. ; subangular ; has been moved ; 

 there are traces of striae and four or five groovings (about ^ in. deep) 

 across its shortest axis ; hard blue whinstone ; it was formerly on the side 

 of Park Lane in this village, but had been the subject of litigation between 

 Buccessive road surveyors, until removed to its pi-esent harmless position. 



Note. — East Lutton is at the bottom of a wide deep valley, the chalk 

 hills rising to a height of nearly 600 ft. on each side. 



Driffield. — (38) In the Roman Catholic churchyard in the town of 

 Driffield is a boulder. It is 2 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 4 in. out of 

 the ground ; subangular ; has been moved ; no stria; or groovings ; hard 

 blue whinstone. 



Note. — It is said that a gentleman who lived formerly in the house 

 next to the church had it placed there as a stepping-stone, and obtained 

 it from the clay excavated in the construction of the Driffield Canal. 



