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3 ft. 7 in. x i ft. 11 in. x 9 in. Close-grained hard Sandstone. 



2 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 4 in. x 6 in. Light red Sandstone, 



i ft. 2 in. x 10 in. x 8 in. Whinstone. 



They vary from angular to rounded ; the Mountain Limestone block 

 shows striae in the direction of its longest axis, the others are smoothed 

 without stria? ; tradition states they have been brought from the Carrs 

 about a mile below (the Carrs are principally composed of peat bog, 

 with here and there hillocks of Boulder Clay and Gravel from which 

 boulders are obtained at the present day) ; the district is about 

 120 ft. above sea-level. 



HUNMANBY. 



34. The corner-stone at the junction of Bridlington Street and 

 Carton Lane in Hunmanby village is a boulder, 3 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 10 in.. 



x 1 ft. 9 in.; sub-angular; no striae or groovings observed; a fine- 

 grained light-brown Sandstone; about 100 ft. above sea-level. 



35. In the village of Hunmanby are various boulders ; near the 

 Hall are 



1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 7 in. x 1 1 in. Dark Red Sandstone. 



1 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. Coarse gritty Red Sandstone. 



1 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. xi ft. Whinstone. 



1 ft. 6 in. x 8 in. x 6 in. „ 



1 ft. 2 in. x 10 in. x 4 in. ,, 



1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. x 8 in. ,, 



1 ft. 9 in. x 11 in. x 10 in. ,, 



2 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. ,, 

 1 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 11 in. ,, 



Corner of Scarborough and Driffield roads are four boulders, varying 

 from 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 Whinstones. 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 sub-angular ; 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 purchased 

 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. : — 



Oct. 18S9. 



