On Saturday, 2nd July, to 



GLENARM PARK. 



Although the Club has frequently visited this locality, 

 it is still very popular with a large number of the members. 

 On this occasion a large party left by the 9.30 train from the 

 Northern Counties Railway, and, arriving at Larne, a large 

 van awaited to convey them to Glenarm Park, or what is 

 called the Old Deer Park, which includes the rough slope of 

 the hills within about two miles of Glenarm, on the Larne 

 road. It is remarkable for the number of landslips that have 

 taken place from time to time ; and the fallen blocks of white 

 chalk scattered in wild confusion give the coast scenery a 

 most picturesque appearance. The county road runs at the 

 foot of the undercliff, and is constantly disturbed by the shift- 

 ing nature of the talus resting on the slope of the hill. The 

 exposed section of the cliff shows a succession of beds from 

 the Trap to the New Red Sandstone. The Trap, Chalk, and 

 Greensand rest on the Lias shales and clays, and the water 

 percolating through the Chalk and Greensand softens the sur- 

 face of the clays, and is the main cause of the landslips just re- 

 ferred to. The Chalk and Lias are well represented, but the 

 Greensand is only represented by occasional blocks in the 

 debris which forms the talus from the hills above. The party 

 spent a good portion of the day examining the various expo- 

 sures, and collected a fair sample of the characteristic fossils 

 of the Chalk, Greensand, and Lias, the latter yielding some 

 good ammonites, aud fragments of the large bones of the 

 Ichthyosaurus. After leaving the Deer Park the party walked 

 to Glenarm, by the "Madman's Window," " The Stepping 

 Stone," and the almost perpendicular chalk rocks that line 

 the shore road. Near Glenarm a visit was paid to the Whiting 

 Mill, where a very considerable trade is done manufacturing 

 whiting from the local chalk rock, and considerable quantities 

 are exported. After an hour's run through the beautiful 



