296 ADAMSON: THE YORKSHIRE BOULDER COMMITTEE. 



boulder; 3 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. above ground; rounded; 

 was brought from the field adjoining (tenant, Mr. D. Cockerill) to 

 its present position ; no groovings or striae ; rests upon Boulder Clay. 

 Note. — The district of Burniston and Scalby is undulating in 

 character, and is overlaid by Boulder Clay and gravel. 



Seamer, near Scarborough. 



7. On East Field Farm, occupied by Mr. Taylor (parish of Seamer, 

 estate of Lord Londesborough), a little E. of Seamer Station, there 

 are six boulders in a field close to the house. They vary in size from 

 2 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 2 in. to 1 ft. 6 in. x 10 in. x 8 in. ; 

 three of them are hard blue Whinstone, one a fine hard Sandstone, 

 and the two remaining ones a rough-grained soft Sandstone ; are 

 about 120 ft. above sea-level; they have recently been brought from 

 adjoining fields, and show no striae or groovings. 



MUSTON, NEAR FlLEV. 



8. On Mount Pleasant Farm (estate of Darley's Trustees), in 

 the parish of Muston and about one and half miles W. of Filey, are 

 twelve boulders, varying in diameter from 2 ft. to 9 in.; rounded to 

 sub-angular ; they have been collected from the adjacent land and 

 brought as foundations for building, etc. ; three of these are hard 

 Sandstone, the remainder Granite and Whinstone. 



9. In Mr. Atkinson's garden at the north end of the village of 

 Muston is a boulder 1 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 5 in. out of ground ; 

 sub-angular; no striae or groovings; Whinstone; 150 ft. above sea- 

 level ; rests on gravel. 



10. At the north end of the village of Muston, upon an open 

 space of grass at the junction of the roads leading to Malton, Filey, 

 and Bridlington, are about twenty boulders, varying in size from 

 2 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. to x ft. x 1 ft.; generally sub-angular; Whinstone 

 and Sandstones; no striae or groovings observed; have been collected 

 from adjacent land. 



11. At the south end of the village of Muston, at the corner of 

 the house occupied by Mr. Nellist,is a boulder 1 ft. 10 in. x t ft. 10 in. 



x 1 ft. 5 in.; sub-angular; Whinstone; about 150 ft. above sea- 

 level ; no striae or groovings observed. 



12. Near the cross roads in Muston village is a footpath, the 

 boundary stones of which are boulders, varying from 2 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in. 

 to 1 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. ; rounded and sub-angular; Whinstone, Granite, 

 and Sandstone; no striae or groovings exposed ; they have been thus 

 placed beyond the memory of the 'oldest inhabitant,' but have been 

 brought without doubt, like the others, from the adjacent land. 



Naturalist, 



