112 REl'OKT — 1880. 



village, half a mile more distant from Mount Sorrel, and about 620 feet 

 above the sea-level. Dimensions, 2 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. 



Boulder in the village of Bushby. — Dimensions, 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. 

 X 1 ft. 3 in. Subangular, without striations ; composed of granite similar 

 to that of Mount Sorrel, eight and a half miles to the N.W. ; no rock like 

 it being in the same locality. 



It is about 620 feet above the sea ; is connected with a long sandy 

 ridge, and rests upon sand. 



Another boulder, precisely similar in character, occurs in the same 

 village. Dimensions, 2 ft. X 1 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 4 in. 



Boulder in Moody Bush field, New York farm, Syston. — This boulder 

 can be seen in the field, on the left side of ' The Ridge Way,' one mile 

 from its junction with the road from Barkby to Queniborough. 



Its height above ground is 4 feet ; depth in the ground probably 

 between 3 and 4 feet. It is five-sided, the sides measuring as follows : — • 

 N.E. 1 foot 6 inches ; N.W. 1 foot; S.W. 1 foot 6 inches ; S. 8 inches; 

 S.E. 1 foot 3 inches. It tarpers gradually to the top, where its size is 

 reduced to about one-half. 



It is sharply angular, long-shaped, and put hito the ground by 

 human agency. The longer axis of the pentagon at the top of the stone 

 points N. and S., shorter axis E. and W. 



Deeply cut into four of the sides, in rude capitals, are the words 



* Moody Bush.' 



It is a very coarse ashy agglomerate from the old volcanic district on 

 the I^.W. side of Chamwood Forest, about 12 miles distant. 



It is about 350 feet above the sea. It is isolated, but surrounded by 

 •deep drift deposits, and the bottom penetrates the Lower Lias clay. 



Note on Moody Bush Stone. — This monolith, standing in a field on a 

 very ancient road called ' The Ridge Way,' running S.E. to Tilton-on-the- 

 Hill, is upon an elevation commanding a view of the surrounding country, 

 for many miles on all sides, and may have served as a post of observation, 

 or for a ' beacon fire,' or for communicating signals of other ' beacon 

 fires,' for which evidence exists in this country at Borough Hill, lying 

 due east 7 miles. 



The monolith is remarkable for having its longer axis due N. and 

 S. There is a tradition which says it was called ' Mowde Bush Stone,' 

 and a former owner of one of the large estates near Mount Sorrel held a 



♦ Court ' at that place, called ' Mowde Bush Court,' and this landowner 

 and his steward used to go to ' Mowde Bush Hill,' where the stone is, and 

 cut a turf, which was brought into Court, The stone has been in its 

 present position from time immemorial. 



There is a general tradition also that it was usual for persons from 

 neighbouring districts to bring a turf and put on it. 



Boulder at Johnston's Farm, Thurnby, 5 miles from Leicester. — This 

 block is in the corner of a field called Pol's Parlour, in a valley at the bend 

 of the Willow Brook, W. of New Ingersby, and N. of Winkerdale Hill. 

 Dimensions, 5x4x2 feet, but it extends several feet below the soil. 



It is very rounded and worn, long-shaped, and the longer axis is N.W. 

 by S.E. 



It has probably been striated, but any striations that may have existed 

 have been worn into holes by weathering. It is composed of Biinter 

 conglomerate, or Permian breccia, and was probably derived from Barr 

 Beacon, or Cannock Chase, distant 40 miles due west. It is about 450 



