342 adamson : the yorkshire boulder committee. 



33, 34. — Lebberston, near Scarborough. 



33. On Mr. Welburn's estate, and upon a farm in the village 

 occupied by Mr. R. Brown, are two boulders, 150 ft. above sea-level. 

 Dimensions of No. i boulder :■ — 3 ft. 2 in. x i ft. 10 in. x i ft. 2 in ; 

 sub-angular; has been moved; Whinstone. Dimensions of No. 2 

 boulder: — 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. x i ft. 8 in.; angular; has been moved ; 

 Whinstone. Both have evidently been found in the land. No. 2 

 was dug out of the garden in front of the house, close to the street, 

 and moved to its present position. Lebberston village is situated on 

 a ridge of gravel. 



34. In Leys Lane, at the entrance to the village of Lebberston, 

 on the north side of the lane, and west end of village, is a group of 

 boulders : — 



No. I. 2 ft. 7 in. X I ft. 6 in. X 9 in. Whinstone. Sub-angular. 



2. 2 ft. 3 in. X I ft. 3 in. x 10 in. „ > „ 



3. 2 ft. I in. X 2 ft. I in. X I ft. 2 in. Coarsely-grained 



Dolerite. Rounded. 



,. 4. 2 ft. 4 in. X I ft. X 9 in. Sandstone. Sub-angular. 



,, 5. 2 ft. I in. X I ft. 6 in. X I ft. ,, „ 



There are no striae or groovings upon them. They are about 100 ft. 

 above sea-level ; are all close together, and exposed on the surface. 



35.— Filey. 



There is a boulder in the North Eastern Railway cutting about 

 one mile N. of Filey in the direction of Gristhorpe ; 2 ft. 10 in. x 

 2 ft. 3 in. X I ft. 4 in. ; rounded and pear-shaped ; has been moved ; is 

 now at the base of the cutting laid across a gutter or w^ater-way ; no 

 striae or groovings. Dark Blue Whinstone ; 200 ft. above sea-level. 

 Was connected with a long ridge of gravel, sand, and clay, which 

 was cut through when making the line. 



36. — Gristhorpe. 



There is a boulder in the North Eastern Railway cutting about 

 200 yds. N. of Gristhorpe Station, and on the east bank of the 

 cutting. It is in the parish of Gristhorpe, near Scarborough ; 2 ft. x 

 I ft. 10 in. X I ft. ; angular, almost square ; longest axis N. and S. ; 

 has not been moved ; no groovings or striae can be seen, but it is 

 now almost covered with soil, which has fallen from above. It is a 

 light-coloured Sandstone, like the Moor Grit near Scarborough ; 

 200 ft. above sea-level ; it is in a bank of rough gravel, clay, and 

 sand. 



Naturalist, 



