ON THE ERRATIC BLOCKS OF ENGLAND, WALES, AND IRELAND. 271 



(225) 2 ft. X 1 ft. 3 in. X 1 ft. ; subangular ; granite (? locality). 



(226) 1 ft. i in. X 1 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. ; subangular with rounded corners ; flattened 



one side, which is very much grooved and striated in direction parallel 

 throughout to longest axis ; another flat side not exactly in same 

 plane, this is only smoothed ; Galloway granite. 



(227) 1 ft. 9 in. X 1 ft. 4 in. x 7 in. ; flat one side ; remainder rounded to sub- 



angular ; andesite. 



(228) 1 ft. 8 in. X 1 ft. 3 in. x 8 in. ; subangular ; flattened two sides, and 



striated one side diagonally across longest axis ; granite (? locality). 



(229) 1 ft. 8 in. X 1 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. ; subangular ; near wheelwright's shop ; 



Galloway granite (cf. Dairy). 



(230) 1 ft. 6 in. X 1 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. ; subangular ; no striation, but smoothed and 



rounded ; Buttermere granophyre. 



Heywood Eoad, Castleton, 450 ft. O.D. — 



(231) 1 ft. 6 in. X 1 ft. 3 in. x 1 f b. 3 in. ; subangular to round ; felstone. 



(277) 1 ft. 3 in. X I ft. x 7 in. ; subangular ; flattened and smoothed one side ; 



Galloway granite (cf. Dairy). 



(278) 1 ft. 3 in. X 1 ft. x 11 in. ; angular ; andesite. 



Near ' Moor Cock Inn,' Swaindrod, Blackstone Edge Road. 690 ffc. 

 O.D. 4^ miles N.E. by E. of centre of Rochdale. 



(232) 1 ft. 7 in. X 1 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 4 in. ; piece broken off ; subangular to round 



Gneissic granite ; ? S.W. of Scotland. 



Hopwood Brickyard, near Heywood (continuation of group 58-81, 

 19th report) — 



(233) 7 in. x 5| in. x 3^ in. ; subangular; black limestone with pecten (?) shell. 



(234) 3 in. X 2 in. ; subangular ; granite (cf. Cairnsmore of Fleet). 



Occupation Road from Yew Tree Farm to Hopwood Hall, IJ mile 

 S.S.E. of centre of Heywood. 450 ft. O.D. 



(234a) 2 ft. 8 in. X 2 ft. 3 in. x 2 f t. ( + ) ; rounded on N. side of Occupation Eoad, 

 opposite entrance to farmyard (Shepherd's) ; Buttermere granophyre. 

 (23.5) Subangular ; rounded corners ; flattened on top ; weathered ; andesite. 



(236) 2 ft. X 1 ft. 3 in. ( + )x9 in.; oval-shaped; subangular; gateway to 



Kay's Farm ; vole, breccia. 



(237) 4 ft. 2 in. X 3 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. ; subangular; no marks of striation visible ; 



on south side of road, 80 yards W. of Oaken Bank Wood ; granite 

 (? CrifEel) with veins of quartz ; rhyolite. 



(238) 2 ft. X 2 ft. X 1 ft. 5 in. ( + ) ; rounded to subangular ; weathered smooth N. 



side of road opposite Stackyard ; andesite. 



(239) 4 ft. 2 in. X 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. ; flattened one side, which is striated 



lengthways; in plantation behind stables, Hopwood Hall; granite 

 (? Galloway). 



(240) 2 ft. X 1 ft. 6 in. X 1 ft. 3 in. ; subangular ; in road near stable, Hopwood 



Hall ; granite. 



In field 50 yards S. of Moorside Earm, 1^ mile due south of centre 

 of Rochdale. About 525 ft. O.D.— 



(242) 10 in. x 6| in. x 5 in. ; oval ; much weathered ; Halleflinta. 



(243) 1 ft. 6 in.''x 1 ft. 2 in. x 9 in. ; oval ; weathered ; striated on one side in 



parallel lines in direction of breadth (1 ft. 2 in.) ; Eskdale granite. 



(244) 1 ft. 3 in. X 1 ft. X 10 in. ; irregular; no striations; Gannister, with Stig- 



marian root-marks. 



In Cripplegate Lane, about 400 yards S. of last group — ■ 



(245) 2 ft. 3 in. X 1 ft. 8 in. x 10 in. ( + ) ; broken ; irregular ; Eskdale granite, 



(246) About 10 in. diameter ; vole, agglomerate. 



(247) 10 in. X 8 in. X 6 in. ( -(- ) ; quartzito. 



