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THE GEOLOGY OF SCARBOROUGH 

 DISTRICT.* 



The district around Scarboroug-h is almost unrivalled for its 

 scenery and in geolog-ical interest. The valleys and tabular hills 

 inland, and, where the land meets the sea, the effect of the 

 grand cliffs in opposition to the sea, is extremely fine. 



The rocks of the coast seem to have been arranged for the 

 'convenience of g-eolog-ists,' the general southerly dip of the 

 rocks forming the cliffs bringing each formation from Chalk to 

 Lias within comparatively easy reach, some of the beds being 

 exposed in such a manner as to present a very fine feature ; 

 notably the Chalk of Flamborough and Speeton Cliffs ; the 

 Calcareous Grit of Filey Brigg and the Red Cliff of Cayton Bay; 

 amongst many other points of interest, which are also not 

 lacking inland as well as on the seaboard, as the conical hills of 

 Langdale End and Blakey How, in Kimeridge Clay, Calcareous 

 Grit and Oxford Clay ; the curious Bridestones of Staindale 

 Beck ; the steep-sided Forge Valley, cut in a bend of the River 

 Derwent's old course, to afford relief from glacial oppression ; 

 well testify. 



In addition to the inherent interest of the district, it is classic 

 ground, and will always be associated with William Smith, the 

 first 'geologist,' and John Phillips, whose works hold their own 

 to-day in spite of the feeble light of the time in which they were 

 written. It is not surprising that the geologists of East 

 Yorkshire are, or should be, somewhat enthusiastic, and it is 

 not to be wondered at that so accomplished a geolog'ist as the 

 author should make the most of the privilege of writing the 

 Memoir of this district. 



The volume describes the district covered by sheets 54 and 

 55, new series (98 S.W. and 95 S.E., old series), besides 

 bringing the work up-to-date, it is much more comprehensive 

 than the first edition. The addition of excellent photographs 

 with diagram transparencies and many (though poor) palceonto- 

 logical illustrations and sections, not only add to the interest of 

 the work, but considerably enhance its educational value, clearly 

 showing points that words would inadequately describe. 



*The Geologry of the Oolitic and Cretaceous Rocks South of Scar- 

 borougfh (Geolog-ical Survey Memoir), by C. Fox-Strangways, F.G.S, 

 Second Edition. 1904. 4s. 6d. 



1905 March I. I-" 



