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Buildings. — The church of St. Michael, at Linton, of transition Norman 

 period, and the more ancient Norman chapelry of St. Mary, at Coniston, are 

 well worth investigation. Of the old manor houses, Grassington Old Hall (now 

 the residence of Dr. Wilks) is the most interesting, being of the 13th and i6th 

 century date. Linton Manor, a building of the i8th century, is also a substantial 

 residence. Portions of the old Manor Houses at Threshfield and Kilnsey still 

 remain. These are of the 17th century, as indeed are most of the oldest buildings 

 in the district. A house at Coniston bears on it the date of 1657, and Chapman's 

 Temperance Hotel, at Grassington, has the date 1694. These are the oldest dated 

 houses. 



Prehistoric Remains. — There are abundant camps, settlements, barrows, 

 tumuli, &c. The excavations of Mr. E. E. Speight and the Rev. Bailey Harker, 

 at Grassington, and the cave explorations of the Rev. E. Jones, at Elbolton and 

 at Calf Hole, have been fruitful in results. 



The finds from Sweet Side, Lea Green, Grass Wood, and High Close Pasture 

 are on view at the Grassington Mechanics' Institute — they include numerous relics 

 in stone, bone, flint, iron, and bronze. 



The collections of the Rev. E. Jones, at Elbolton Cave, near Thorpe, and at 

 Calf Hole, near Sky-thorns, are exhibited at the Science and Art Schools, Skipton, 

 and include human skeletons, bone implements, and pottery of Neolithic age, 

 bones of numerous animals, wild cattle, deer, boar, wolf, and grizzly bear. 



A visit to the localities, particularly to High Close Pasture, should not be 

 missed by the student of pre-historic man. 



It is fully anticipated that both Mr. Speight and the Rev. E. Jones will attend 

 the excursion and be ready to give enquirers any information. 



