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with charcoal ; nothing else of any interest was found during the explora- 

 tion except the tusk of a boar, which was whetted to a sharp edge, and 

 probably was used as a knife by the cave-dwellers. 



E. — " Shining Rock " cave enters a rock on the south side of Knock- 

 more, and prior to its excavation was nearly filled to the roof with rubbish 

 and debris. The top stratum was almost entirely composed of vegetable 

 earth, and of an average depth of two feet, and yielded some bones of fox, 

 dog, and deer. The layer underlying this contained a quantity of bronze 

 or iron clay, also bones of the pig, deer, and rabbit. Near the bottom 

 of the cave a quantity of bones were found in calcareous breccia. A 

 large portion of the bones found in the lower strata of this cave were 

 bound up in this material. 



F. is a commodious cave a short distance from the above ; it passes 

 through a rocky hillock and can be entered at either end. Midway it 

 assumes the form of a square chamber, which measured ten feet high 

 and six feet broad; the top stratum was of a dark mouldy character, 

 and yielded similar bones as the other caves explored. In the lower 

 stratum, which was composed of reddish clay, flint flakes and marine 

 shells were found. 



The explorations were suspended after the exploration of F cave, as 

 the probability is that none of the caves in this district will yield bones 

 of extinct mammalia or objects of any great interest. 



Sixth Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor Prestwich, 

 Professor Harkness, Professor Hughes, Professor W. Boyd 

 Dawkins, Rev. H. W. Crossket, Professor L. C. Miall, Messrs. 

 Or. H. Morton, D. Mackintosh, R. H. Tiddeman, J. E. Lee, 

 James Plant, and W. Pengelly, Dr. Deane, Mr. C. J. Woodward, 

 and Mr. Molyneux, appointed for the purpose of recording the 

 position, height above the sea, lithological characters, size, and 

 origin of the Erratic Blocks of England, Wales, and Ireland, 

 reporting other matters of interest connected with the same, and 

 taking measures for their preservation. Drawn up by the 

 Rev. H. W. Crosskey, Secretary. 



This Committee has pursued its inquiries, and is able to record many 

 new and important observations. In many districts, however, the obser- 

 vations are not yet completed, and it will be necessary for the work of 

 the Committee to be continued for some time, before they can be justified 

 in classifying the facts collected, or in presenting any theoretical con- 

 clusions. 



The Committee are favoured with the following notes on Boulders 

 near Kendal by Mr. J. R. Dakyns : — 



The most remarkable boulders near Kendal are those of the granite of 

 Wastdale Crag, near Shap Wells. These boulders are specially interest- 

 ing, for two reasons : in the first place, boulders of the granite of Wastdale 

 Crag, or the Shap Granite, as it is often called, can be readily identified 



