270 REPORT— 1892. 



No. 181. The description should read 'red-brown grit, like that at 

 Ending, KW. of Rochdale.' Group Nos. 196-205, for ' Hardy ' read 

 ' Hartley.' 



Continuation of Group 196-204, 19th report — ■ 



(205) 5 ft. 9 in. X 5 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. ; approximate weight 10 tons ; sub- 



angular; top somewhat irregular, but on being turned over the under- 

 side was found to be polished and flattened with rounded edges. It 

 was imbedded in sand, which continued over a yard below it ; but, 

 on a careful examination of an irregularity on the underside of the 

 boulder, clay was found imbedded therein, so that it appears to have 

 . been originally deposited in boulder clay, and that its present position 

 is due to denuding agency. It has probably rolled from a neigh- 

 bouring hill-top. (Immediately underneath it was a boulder of 

 rhyolite about 6 in. x 4 in., rounded.) The direction of the longest 

 axis as it lay was 115° E. of N. (W.N.W. by W. to E.S.E. by E.) 

 height above O.D. about 550 ft. The upper surface of the boulder 

 was level with the ground. A photograph was taken of it before dis- 

 turbance, and afterwards of the underside, showing polished and 

 flattened part ; no distinct scratches were visible, having probably 

 been obliterated by the weathering ; andesite with epidote, weathered, 

 at least ^ in. deep. 



In Mr. Thos. Holt's Brickyard at Castleton, near the Eochdale Canal, 

 1| mile S.S.E. of centre of Rochdale. Above O.D. about 475 feet. 



(206) 1 ft. 3 in. x 10 in. x 7 in. ; subangular ; polished and rounded on top ; 



porphyrite. 

 (206a) 10 in. x 9 in. x 7 in. ; rounded ; Buttermere granophyre. 



(207) 10 in. X 9 in. X 8 in. ; subangular ; Buttermere granophyre. 



(208) 3 ft. 6 in. X 3 ft. x 1-9 in. ; subangular to rounded ; weathered ; flattened 



on top side and striated lengthways ; ? Creetown granite, or Galloway 

 district. 



(209) 3 in. x 3 in. x 2 in. ; subangular ; Galloway granite. 



(210) 8 in. X 5 in. x 3 in. ; flattened one side and striated in every direction ; 



Canky flagrock. 



(211) 5 in. X 4 in. x 3 in. ; pink sandstone. 



(212) 1 ft. 3 in. X 9 in. X 7 in. ; rounded ; flat one side ; porphyrite. 



(213) 4 in. X 2^ in. x 2 in. ; rhyolite. 



Back Lane, Castleton — 



(214) 2 ft. X 1 ft. 4 in. X 1 ft. ; subangular, with flattened sides ; andesite. 



Sparth Bottoms, Norman Road, Rochdale (continuation of group 

 105-127B, 19th Report)— 



(218) 9 in. X 6 in. x 4 in. ; subangular ; flattened top and bottom ; green and 



red porphyrite. 



(219) About 6 in. diameter; rounded; red porphyrite. 



(220) About 3 in. diameter ; rounded ; Galloway granite. 



(222) 2 ft. X 1 ft. 8 in. X 1 ft. ; rectangular, direction taken before removal from 



boulder clay in which it was situated 8 ft. from top of clay, and about 

 17 ft. below original surface ; direction of largest axis, which also 

 corresponded with stri» on top, N.N.E. to S.S.W. (20° W. of S.); 

 ferruginous coloured flaggy sandstone containing plant remains. 



Two more similar, but smaller, at same horizon, striated on top ; direction 

 N.W. to S.E. and N.N.W. to S.S.E. 



At Cross Road, St. Anne's to Kirkham, crossing road between Lytham 

 and Blackpool, near Hey's Houses, about 2 miles N. of Lytham. 



(223) 1 ft. 9 in. X 1 ft. x 1 ft. ; angular ; striated and rounded on one side, 



apparently top ; porphyrite. 



(224) 2 ft. X 1 ft. 9 in. x 1 f t. ; subangular to round ; andesite. 



