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visit was paid to the pillar-stone and cromleac at Sliddery Ford, 

 which have been described and figured in the Proceedings of 

 the Club. The sandhills were then searched for rare plants and 

 relics from the prehistoric encampments. Amongst plants the 

 following were found, the meadow rue {Thalictrum minus), the 

 houndstongue ( Cynoglossum officinale), the sea spurge {Euphorbia 

 paralias), and the eryngo (Eryngium maritimum). It is only at 

 rare intervals that new sites of encampments are laid bare by 

 the winds, and although some flint-flakes and teeth of animals 

 were found, there nothing of importance was obtained. These 

 vast hillocks of blown sand are themselves of considerable 

 interest, for the shells found in them indicate that they were 

 under a sea which stood at a much higher level than at present. 

 The sand held imperfectly together by the coarse and scanty 

 bent grass is being everywhere cut into by the winds and 

 carved out into ridges and ravines as steep and fantastic as the 

 cornices of drifted snow on an Alpine summit. On the hollows 

 the sand lies in ripple-marks caused by the currents of air 

 exactly similar to those caused by the flowing water in the 

 adjacent beach. Some of the party had an opportunity of 

 inspecting in the village a grotesque Norman corbel stone said 

 to have been found in the castle. It is of the same date, but 

 represents work of a richer type than any part now remaining 

 in the building. Tea was partaken of at the Downshire Arms. 



19 September, 1894. 

 LANGFORD LODGE. 



The last excursion of the summer season was held to Lang- 

 ford Lodge on Saturday, 19 September, when a party of over 

 a hundred participated in the day's pleasure. The beautiful 

 weather enjoyed was only in keeping with that of the other 

 five excursions held during the year ; greatly favouring the 

 Club in this respect, considering the inclemency of the season. 

 The party started from the Free Library in brakes, supplied by 



