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direct from Lincoln to the Humber shore, continue again on the 

 north shore at Petuariam or Brough, and proceed to the then 

 Imperial City of York ? 



Leaving the hill, and returning to the Ellerker Road, we entered 

 a small hollow, where there was an exposure of Oolitic limestone, 

 described by Mr. Walton as ' flaggy, thin, soft, yellow, and irregularly 

 bedded with numerous fossils.' Among others have been found 

 Terebratula, Trigonitz, Rhynchonelhe, Pinna, Modiola, &c. On the 

 west of the road, a little further on, we entered the large Brough 

 Gravel Pit. This had many points in common with the one we had 

 visited at Mill Hill ; the ' pipes,' however, were much more 

 conspicuous and numerous. A large block of quartzite, about 3 ft. 

 in diameter, with outer surface slightly smoothed, was noted. In 

 one part of the quarry, about 3 ft. below the surface, the workmen 

 had disinterred some human bones, accompanied by fragments of 

 rude pottery, these probably, from the roughness of their make, being 

 British. Some of the bones were examined, and as far as a hurried 

 inspection could decide, were said to be portions of the pelvis and 

 femur of a female. Recently a skull, with teeth in perfect preserva- 

 tion, was found in this quarry. 



Further on a detour was again made from the road and the 

 1 Cockle Shell ' Quarry visited. This would have been a most 

 instructive section had it been possible to examine it, but very 

 unfortunately the quarry was flooded and hence only what may be 

 termed a bird's-eye view could be obtained. Mr. Walton explained 

 that the section we saw above the water level was rubbly oolite, 6 ft. ; 

 compact limestone, 2 ft. 6 in. ; thin, brown rubbly oolite, 2 ft. ; 

 compact limestone, 3 ft. ; rubbly limestone, 10 ft. Another small 

 exposure of the Lower Oolites was subsequently examined, some fields 

 being crossed for that purpose. This was a good section, and some 

 fine specimens were obtained of characteristic fossils of the Millepore 

 Limestone. And now the bags began to be heavy and fatigue felt. 

 Thus some of the party considered enough field-work had been 

 done, preferring to walk leisurely through the fine park of 

 Mr. Christopher Sykes, at Brantinghamthorpe, on the return to 

 Elloughton. Others, more enthusiastic, pressed manfully over the 

 fields, passing Ellerker Mill on the way to another quarry. This is 

 known as the Long Quarry, and certainly repaid a visit ; indeed, if 

 time had allowed, a close and detailed examination would have been 

 made. The chief feature seemed to be, in this section, a bed 

 containing a number of nodules or concretions stained on the 

 surface with iron, but not showing concentric rings when broken. 

 The topmost bed of limestone was false-bedded in places ; then 



June 1889. 



