26 Professor J. W. Gregory — The Encjlish " Eskers" . 



Its geological history is best considered in connexion with the 

 Scottish kames, so only a brief statement regarding it is here made. 

 It is a fairly straight ridge, and of a total length of about 1,400 yards, 

 though broken by two considerable gaps ; the best preserved part 

 is about 400 yards long and extends from S. of Douglas' Tomb on 

 the W. to the E. end of the village. The W. end is a low bank on 



Fig. 1. — Distribution of English Kames and Osar. % Osar. — Kames. Tlie 

 shaded patches in W. Durham are areas, which, according to Dr. Dwerry- 

 house, were not ice-covered. — - - - Carvill Lewis' line of terminal 

 moraine ; it is shown broken where his own later work showed that it 



required modification The dotted line indicates the probable ice 



margin in those districts. B.W., Bowmont Water. E., Elsdon. K.Br., 

 Keliet Bridge. L., Llanrhystyd. R. Raskelf. 



the S. side of the road ; the base of the kame gravel is seen at each 

 end of this bank, while in the middle is exposed the underlying 

 sandy boulder clay with many striated stones. The kame material 

 is best shown in the gravel-pit W. of the ruined Castle and in the 

 gap through the kame known as Gilly's Neck, 280 yards W. of the 

 Castle and just S. of Douglas' Tomb. The material is a sandy 



