346 REPORT—1890. 
The Committee cannot but express its deep regret at the death of the 
former secretary of the Yorkshire Committee, Mr. S. A. Adamson, and 
record its recognition of the great value of his services. 
Southburn, Parish of Kirkburn.—In the township of Southburn, 
parish Kirkburn, on the estate owned and occupied by Mr. J. Walker, about 
a mile §.H. of Southburn Church, are a large number of boulders, some of 
which measure 
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They have all been moved to their present position. There are no stria- 
tions visible. There were specimens of whinstone, mountain limestone, 
red granite, &c., &c., in the yard, among heaps of stones; most of them 
are from the North. The greater proportion are whinstone; they are 
about 100 ft. above sea-level. The boulders have been collected from the 
adjoining land and used for paving the yards. 
Southburn.—l. In the township of Southburn, parish of Kirkburn, on 
the estate of A. Brown, Esq., about a mile 8.H. of Southburn Church. In 
a‘stackyard occupied by A. Foster, Esq., isa boulder. Itis 32 in. x 22x19 
lying close to the roadside. It is subangular. There is a distincé stria on 
one side of the stone more across than lengthways. ‘Colour nearly black, 
with rough granules like diorite or coarse whinstone. It was found im- 
bedded in the foundation of some old thatched cottages, and is about 100 ft. 
above sea-level.’ There is no photograph of it. It rests upon chalky 
avel. 
rh 2. In the township of Southburn, parish of Kirkburn, on the estate 
owned by A. Brown, Hsq., farm occupied by A. Foster, Esq. At the 
north end of the farmhouse is a boulder 2 ft. 8 in. long, 1 ft. 5 in. broad, 
and 1 ft. 3 in. out of the ground. Its shape is rounded but oblong, and it 
has been so placed to protect other property adjoining it. On the inner 
side are fine grooves or markings, varying from 9 in. long, } in. broad, 
$in. in depth, all running in the direction of the longer axis. It is com- 
posed of whinstone; the nearest rock of this kind would be Goathland, 
30 miles away. It was found in the foundation of an old house pulled 
down about twenty years ago, and is 100 ft. above sea-level. It is not a 
boundary stone ; there is no photograph of it; the boulder is at the end 
of Mr. Foster’s farm, and rests upon a bed of gravel. 
Lowthorpe-—1. In the parish of Lowthorpe, estate of W. H. St. Quin- 
tin, Hsq., + mile N.W. of Lowthorpe Station, N.H.R., and 40 yards east 
of Lowthorpe Road. 2 ft. 2 in.x1 ft. 8 in. x1ft. 3 in., subangular, has 
been moved to present position ; no ice markings ; composed of whinstone ; 
about 50 ft. above sea-level; nearest locality for whinstone is about 40. 
miles N.W.; resting upon boulder clay. An old lady living in a cottage 
close by remembers the stone to have been in its present position over 
sixty years. 
2. In the parish of Lowthorpe, estate of W. H. St. Quintin, Esq., on 
the Lowthorpe roadside leading to railway station about 4 mile N.W. 
Within a radius of 40 yards are a group of boulders, measuring— 
