ON ICRRATIC BLOCKS OH BOULDERS. 



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'" If there are in t/cmr Parish any Eruatic Blocks or Boulders, — i. e. Masses of Rock 

 evidenfly transported from some remote locality, and of a remarkable size, say containing 

 above 10 citbio yards — i. e. about 20 totts, — please to answer the following Queries : — ' 



Queries. 



1. What is name of the Parish, Estate, and 

 Farm on which Boulder is situated, 

 adding name of Proprietor of Estate, 

 and Tenant of Farm? 



2. What are dimensions of Boidder, in 



length, breadth, and height, abore 

 ground ? 



3. Is the Boulder, in shape, rounded or "1 



angular ? J 



4. If the Boulder is long-shaped, what is 



direction by compass of its longest 

 axis? 



Answers. 



5. If there are any natural ruts, groovings, "> 

 or striations on Boulder, state — 



(1) Their length, depth, and number 



(2) Their direction by compass 



(3) The part of Boulder striated, viz. 



whether top or sides 



6. If the Boulder is of a species of rock 

 differing from any rocks adjoining it, 

 state locality where rock of the same 

 nature as the Boulder occurs, the dis- 

 tance of that locality, and its bearings 

 by compass from the Boulder ? 



7. What is the nature of the rock com- 



posing Boulder, giving its proper Geo- 

 logical or Mineralogical name, or other 

 description ? 



8. If Boulder is known by any popular 



name, or has any legend connected 

 with it, mention it. 



9. What is the height of Boulder above 

 the sea ? 



10. If Boulder is indicated on any map, 1 

 state what map. j 



11. If Boulder is now, or has been, used to 

 mark the boundary of a County, Parish, 

 or Estate, explain what boundary. 



12. If there is any photograph or sketch of 

 the Boulder, please to say how Com- 

 mittee can obtain it. 



13. 



Though there may be no one Boulder "j 

 in your Parish so remarkable as to 

 deserve description, there may be 

 groups of Boulders oddly assorted ; 

 if so, state where they are situated, and 

 how grouped. Sometimes they form 

 lines more or less continuous, — some- 

 times piled up on one another. 



14. If there are in your Parish any " Kanies," l 

 or long ridges of gravel or sand, state j- 

 their length, height, and situation. J 



