NATURALISTS AT SADDLEWORTH. 



at the Yoredale Grits in the lower reaches of the valley. The 

 upheaval of the beds which caused the great anticlinal referred to, 

 threw off the overlying Yoredale shales and Grits which were 

 formerly capped by the Kinderscout Grits, and created dips east and 

 west, known more expressively as the Yorkshire and Lancashire dips. 

 Then denudation came in attacking and conquering easily the 

 openings made by this dislocation, thus forming a wide and ever- 

 increasing valley. The shales are easily carried away, thus under- 

 mining the grits, which fall off at the jointing of the rocks. All the 

 way up the ascent were noted huge masses of grit, which certainly 

 are the relics of ancient escarpments. Some of these blocks, from 

 long weathering, showed admirably current-bedding on their sides. 



The party now ascended Millstone Edge to view the Cudworth 

 Quarry, where the Kinderscout Grit is being extensively quarried for 

 the use of the new waterworks. The stone is much intersected by 

 joints, but is well adapted for rough work. In many places it is quite 

 of a conglomeritic character, having large pebbles enclosed of white 

 quartz. They then entered the navvies' cabin (the tropical heat of the 

 interior being a painful contrast to the fresh breeze outside), where 

 Mr. Watts unfolded a large diagram showing the succession of beds 

 from the summit of Pule Hill (a lofty elevation to the north east), to 

 their present position. 



As this is such a valuable and important section, the description 

 given by the Geological Survey may be profitable if quoted for 

 reference : ' The Kinderscout Grit is very well shown along the road 

 to Huddersfield, where it crosses Millstone Edge. There are here 

 three principal beds of grit, separated by two beds of shale. Further on 

 we reach a series of dark shales interposed between the Kinder-scout 

 Grit and the Third Grit. Then the second shale with coal, forming the 

 flat partially occupied by Redbrook Reservoir. Then a bed of sand- 

 stone, quarried for road material at Great Nab End, encircling the 

 lower flank of Pule Hill. The steep slopes of the hill are formed of 

 the first shale series, containing a coal seam half a foot thick, formerly 

 worked by tunnelling. At the top of the hill we reach what we suppose 

 to be the Flagstone, and finally the Rough Rock.' This gives, there- 

 fore, a general view of the succession in this part of Yorkshire. 



The party then crossed a tract of boggy ground, and ascended 

 another grit-capped eminence named the Noddle. Ever since they had 

 crossed Harrop Edge, nearly three hours before, they had observed on 

 the very top of this lofty and breezy hill a solitary figure, perched like 

 a monument ; when they arrived at the summit they found this to be 

 Mr. Brierley, the historian of Saddleworth. A pleasant conversation 

 was then held with that gentleman, during which he described the 



July 1888. 



