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ramble among the ruins, and an examination of the cove 

 beneath the Castle, where the quartz-crystals, locally known 

 as " Dunstanburgh diamonds," were discovered in abundance, 

 though so embedded as to require a quarryman's skill to 

 dislodge them. It was observed, with much regret, that the 

 well of the castle in the Inner Bailey had been filled up with 

 stones. The old dungeon has recently been opened, and, on 

 peering down into its dark recesses, the members had no 

 desire to become more intimately acquainted with so gruesome 

 a feature of old castle life. 



The members returned to Embleton, where, at four o'clock, 



dinner was served in the Dunstanburgh Castle 

 Club Hotel. In the unavoidable absence of the 



Dinner. President, the Eev. Canon Walker, Whalton, 



occupied the chair. The usual toasts were 

 duly pledged. 



Note : — The attention of mombers is directed to Vol. vi. 

 of the Club's Proceedings, which contains valuable papers by 

 the late Mr George Tate, F.G.S., on "Dunstanburgh Castle 

 and the Basaltic Eocks of Northumberland." 



