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fucoid sandstone ; estuarine ; is crumbling away from exposure ; and 
one 3 ft. 4 in. x3 ft.x1 ft. 3 in.; rounded; mountain limestone; 
no striation on surface. There are 40 more, principally composed 
of sandstone, averaging 2 ft. x 1 ft.x1 ft.; eight of these are more or 
less angular blocks of whinstone ; no striation. A short distance away 
are 31 boulders, averaging 2 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft.6 in. x 1 ft.; part of these 
are rounded ; in some instances showing faint traces of striation. 
Scattered and in heaps are 64 composed of grits to fine grain compact 
sandstone, 56 of which average 1 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 1 in. x 11 in., and eight 
are rounded whinstone; no striation. Two others are iron grey granite, 
averaging 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. ; rounded; no striation. 
Note.—The drift rests upon the Coralline Oolite. The whole 
extent of this drift bed is about 60 acres. Generally speaking, the 
main of the boulders were found on or towards the north face of the 
drift, which also contained the roughest gravel. To the south-east 
the gravel gradually gets smaller, more decayed, and rotten. 
On the estate of Lord Londesborough, in the parish of Seamer, 
there is a boulder at the bottom of an old quarry in Limekiln Field 
on Eastfield Farm, occupied by Mrs. Eldines. 
It is 3 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 1 in. ; angular; there are wide 
hollow groovings in the direction of its longest axis; dark blue 
whinstone ; about 200 ft. ahare teatev el. 
Near Eastfield House, ab iled y 
Station, is a boulder 2 ft. 8 ge 2 ft. 2 in.xx ft. 7 in.; rounded ; 
has been moved ; a light brown sandstone, resembling the moor 
grit; about 1 50 ft. above sea-level ; was found ina ridge of gravel 
Tunning north-westerly. 
On Eastfield Farm, about two miles S. of Scarborough and about 
half a mile E. of Seamer railway station, are boulders of Whinstone 
and Sandstone. No strie visible; removed from the adjoining 
elds ; about 150 ft. above sea-level. 
Kitnsea (E. Ripinc).—Mr. John Cordeaux, M.B.O.U., Great 
Cotes, Ulceby, Lincolnshire, records an erratic. On the beach 
about 500 yards south of Kilnsea Beacon, Kilnsea, near Patrington, 
was a boulder, but now removed to the lawn of Mr. Hewetson’s 
garden, Easington. 
It is 3 ft. 2 in.x2 ft. 4 in. ; subangular ; long-shaped ; longest 
axis N.W, and Ss e; there are deep strize or groovings in direction 
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hitherto s so far south on the Yorkshire Coast near Spurn Point. 
June x 
