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2. One near Leicester, Victoria Road, at 12 feet deep ; 7 feet x 6 feet, 2 feet 
exposed; was not dug out. None under 1 cubic foot. 
3. All angular or subangular. 
5. Striations, sometimes only one side, in other cases two sides, and often at 
right angles; rarely seen on the granite or syenite, but on greenstone and slate. 
Erratics of black basalt, not Leicestershire, occur at Hoby, towards Melton. 
6. Localities where rocks undoubtedly of the same nature as the boulders 
occur—Mount Sorel, Buddon Wood, Bradgate Park, Grooby, and Markfield. 
5 to 10 or 12 miles from the supposed source, Charnwood Forest, E., 8.E., 
S., S.W., W. One large group at Long Whatton, near Regworth, is due N: 
7. Boulders composed of syenite, granite, greenstone, basalt, chert, moun- 
tain-limestone, lias limestone, sandstone, but principally igneous rocks. 
8. 160 to 300 and 400 feet above the sea. Never saw any boulders on 
the marlstone, which in this county is 600 to 700 feet. 
10. Boulders occur on the surface, but generally seen in excavations of 1 
or 2 feet; many have been uncovered in lowering the top of a hill or 
widening or straightening the road. 
Note.—Great numbers of boulders existed over all this county four years ago 
6 to 7 feet long, 3 to 5 feet high, particularly in the Leicester forest district, 
near Desford. They have been gradually broken up by gunpowder. A large 
water-colour representation of the Little John’s Stone, made at the beginning 
of the century, makes it 7 feet high. It is now much reduced. In a recent 
uncovering of the granite of Mount Sorel a deposit of drift with boulders and 
pebbles has been removed, about 8 feet in depth; and the rock below shows 
clearly that it was subject to the action of waves. It is rounded and worn 
precisely as rocks upon modern shores. 
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Tn this district a great change occurs, The drift-beds are reduced almost 
to beds of pebbles; and local geologists give the name of boulders to speci- 
mens which in other parts would not be regarded as worthy of the name. 
Striations are faint and rare; the grouping, however, is remarkable. They 
come from all parts of the compass (some possibly from Scandinavia); and 
metamorphic and volcanic rocks are numerous. Quartzose pebbles with 
Lower Silurian fossils are abundant; and it is a question of much interest to 
trace their origin. 
The Rey. P. B. Brodie makes the following report of groups of boulders :— 
Answers. 
1. Groups of boulders at Rowington, Hatton, Lapworth, Hazeler, Pack- 
wood, Knowle, Preston, Wroxall, Temple Balsall, Eddsone, Brown’s Wood 
near Watton Wawen, Baddesley. 
2. In Hatton and along line in gravel between Hatton Station and Wilm- 
cote many large angular flints occur, and a few flints and some hard chalk are 
scattered over fields, and in drift generally. One rounded boulder (Rowing- 
ton) measured 13 ft. x 2 ft., and 1 ft. in depth, the average size of large boul- 
ders. I have seen some still larger. Boulders are of all sizes (frequently as 
large as a man’s head) and are numerous. The still larger boulders are not 
so frequent. One large block of granite. Other larger ones occasionally oc- 
cur, but I have not measured them. Scattered about here and there. 
3. Both rounded and angular. 
5. Have observed a few groovings and striations, but very faint and not 
numerous ; and on small pebbles in district referred to. 
6. (a) Rocks of the same nature occur at Cumberland and Salop, Malvern. 
