Dr. Henry Hicks—Folds and Faults in N. Devon Rocks. 
massive sandstone beds, which of necessity 
are of a somewhat unyielding character. 
These folds also are frequently fractured in 
lines radiating outwards more or less from 
the core of the fold, which are quite inde- 
pendent of the cleavage planes. ‘The lateral 
pressure which has been sufficient to produce 
these effects on the harder and unyielding 
Fie. 4.—Fold in flagey beds on the shore 
between Capstone Hill and Lantern Hill, 
Ilfracombe. 
Fie. 5.—Section through Lantern 
Hill, Ilfracombe. 
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Fic. 6.—Section S.W. face of Capstone 
Point. 
beds, has, as has already been stated in 
the case of the beds at Hele Bay, affected 
the softer and more yielding calcareous beds 
in a far more marked manner. There are 
many excellent examples of folds in the 
harder beds on the shore at Ilfracombe 
which may be easily examined, and which 
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Lluaggy beds 
Worle Sertes, 
Llaggy bean ; 
Fic. 7.—Scction through the Torrs, Ilfracombe, from Runnacleayes to Lee Road above Flat Point. 
