ON THE ERRATIC BLOCKS OF ENGLAND, WALES, AND IRELAND. 289 



liepurted hij Mr. P. F. Kendall, F.G.S. 



Heyhead Farm, Woodhouse Lane — ■ 



Two boulders of similar composition to the above, but weighing only 

 about 2 cwt. each. 



Woodhouse Lane, 50 yards east of above — 



3 ft. X 2 ft. 10 in. X 1 ft-. 6 in. ; well rounded and weathered ; moved ; 



andesitic ash ; L.D. ; 226 ft. 

 1 ft. 10 in. X 1 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. ; well rounded and weathered ; moved ; 



andesitic ash ; L.D. 



Woodhouse Lane, half a mile south from Heyhead Farm — 



1 ft. 6 in. X 1 ft. 6 in. x 10 in. ; rounded ; Eskdale granite, Cumberland. 



1 ft. in. X 1 ft. 2 in. x 10 in. ; rounded ; grey granite, Galloway. 



1 ft. 6 in. X 1 ft. X 9 in. ; rounded ; rhyolite with much iron pyrites ; L.D. 



1 ft. G in. X 11 in. x 8 in. ; subangular ; vesicular andesite ; L.D. 



1 ft. G in. X 1 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. ; rounded ; ? felsite ; L.D. 



1 ft. X 9 in. X 6 in. ; rounded ; andesitic ash ; L.D. 



1 ft. X 10 in. X 10 in. ; rounded ; dolerite. 



1 ft. 3 in. X 1 ft. X 1 ft. ; rounded and much weathered ; grey granite with 



much black mica ; Galloway. 



2 ft. X 1 ft. 6 in. X 1 ft. ; rounded ; Buttermere granophjrre. 



1 ft. 2 in. X 1 ft. X 10 in. ; subangular ; grey granite, Galloway. 



1 ft. 3 in. X 1 ft. X 10 in. ; subangular ; cherty felsite ; L.D. 



2 ft. X 1 ft. 6 in. X 1 ft. 2 in. ; rounded ; andesite ; L.D. 



2 ft. 6 in. X 2 ft. X 1 ft. ; subangular ; striated ; andesite ; L.D. 

 1 ft. 9 in. X 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 2 in. ; rounded; andesite ; L.D. 



1 ft. X 1 ft. x 9 in. ; rounded ; andesite ; L.D. 



These have all been moved ; they are lying by the roadside. 



Sfyal. — ]3eside footpath, 300 yards west by north of ' Ship ' Inn — 



2 ft. 10 in. X 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. ; rounded ; probably moved ; Eskdale 

 granite ; rests on boulder clay. 



Group. 



Macclesfield. — ' Setter Dog ' Inn, 3 miles on Buxton Road. Largest, 

 2 ft. X 1 ft. X ? ; smallest, 6 in. X 6 in. x 6 in. ; all rounded. 



Analysis. 



Nature Source No. of Specimens 



Granophyre .... Buttermere 6 



Granite Dalbeattie ? 1 



Andesite .... L.D 4 



Agglomerate .... ,, 1 



Rhyolite with much biotite . .. (?) 1 



Quartz porphyry ... » (?) 1 



Brick-red porphyry . . Dee above Tongland (?) . .1 



Granite Crififel 2 



Quartzite .... — 1 • 



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The boulders have all been moved. Altitude about 1,400 feet above 

 O.D. 



100 yards east of * Setter Dog ' Inn — ■ 



3 ft. X 1 ft. 8 in. X 1 ft. 2 in. ; subangular ; andesite from L.D. ; 1,400 ft. ; 

 has been moved. 



1891. g 



