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In this section there are nearly 4 feet below the Upper Trigonia- 

 grit, which are not Notgrove Freestone ; but Bed 7 seems to be 

 that rock. Apparently then, combining this with Kavensgate Hill, 

 it would be right to put the Notgrove Freestone at 14 — 4 feet, that 

 is, 10 feet ; and above it some beds, certainly not Upper Trigonia- 

 grit, which have not been found at any other section. 



What these beds are is explained in the next section — about 

 500 yards eastward — namely, that of Cold Comfort. It shows, 

 above about 9 feet of freestone (the Notgrove Freestone), 4 feet of 

 ragstone-beds corresponding to those of Lineover, and containing 

 Sonnininse, mostly angustumbilicate Witchellice. The upper 4 feet 

 I propose to call Witchellia-grit. At this section the Witchellia- 

 grit is not capped by the Upper Trigonia-gnt ; but that is evidently 

 very close at hand, for some of its fossils are occasionally mixed in 

 the disturbed part at the top. Also, compared with Lineover, which 

 shows 3 feet 10 inches in this position, it would be expected to 

 follow directly on the top of Bed 1. The following is the section : — 



Section XXIII. — Cold Comfort. (From Cheltenham, 3| miles S.E. ; 

 from Leckhampton, 3 miles E. The quarry is about 3 furlongs 

 west of Cold Comfort Cottages, on the right-hand side of the 

 road to Gloucester.) 



ft. ins. 

 Witchellia- 1. Grey, shelly, sandy stone, not ironshot; 

 grit. Acanthothyris cf. paiccispina, small forms 

 rather common, but often only single valves; 

 larger specimens scarce. Pseudomelania (?) 

 cast, Bourguetia (?) cast. Small elongate 

 Terebratula. Thickness about 1 



2. Similar stone ; but no fossils were noticed ... 1 



3. Greyish, rather ironshot, shelly stone. Various 



species of Witchellia, and Terebratula 



Wrighti 5 



4. Greyish, fairly ironshot, shelly stone. The 



iron grains are rather angular in shape; 

 they fall out and leave the stone pitted. 

 Flattish Terebratula. Small smooth Pecten 

 rather common 6 



5. Somewhat cream-coloured, shelly stone, 



broken up and mixed with rubbly marl. 



Weathered pieces show polyzoa 1 1 



Notgrove 6. Whitish limestone, with a more or less pink 



Freestone. tinge and iron-stains, considerably bored, in 



places more than 1 foot vertically ; Ostrecs 



and GryfhmcB occasionally, although the rock 



is generally unfossiliferous 2 3 



7. Whitish limestone, ' Freestone,' with small 



whitish oolite-grains ; visible 7 



Gryphite-and 8. From the top of the Notgrove Freestone to 

 Buckmani- the base of the Lower Trigonia-gvit, 1 shown 



grits hidden. resting on the top of the Upper Freestone 



1 Another old quarry, on the slope of the hill to the north, showed Lower 

 Trigonia-grit 104 feet below this quarry ; but that is evidently a slipped 

 portion. 



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