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it occupies the summit, proving by the regularity 
of its occurrence in these hills, that the intervening 
vallies have been denuded, and that Dumbleton and 
Bredon Hills are correctly termed outlyers. The 
upper lias shale succeeds the marlstone about three 
quarters of the way up, where it may be traced above 
the marlstone quarries, round the north side from 
Aston to Woolershill, its situation being commonly 
marked by a grassy slope, below the steep brow 
caused by the inferior oolite. Frequent springs are 
thrown out along the line of its course, as is always 
the case when clay interstratifies with more porous 
strata. The summit of Bredon is crowned by the 
inferior oolite, which rises gradually towards the west 
and north about 900 feet above the level of the sea. 
This rock also occupies the ,brow of Ilmington and 
Broadway Hills, where it reaches an altitude of 1,086 
feet, and forms a cap on the summit of Meon Hill. 
On Bredon Hill the inferior oolite appears at some 
period to have been much disturbed ; for in the va- 
rious quarries its strata are seen greatly shattered, and 
dipping in all directions, often with a high degree 
of inclination. These dislocations are probably of 
great antiquity, as the present outline of the surface 
does not appear to be affected by them. The general 
dip of the oolite of Bredon is to the south, and hence 
descends with a gradual slope much lower down on 
that side than on the north, where it terminates 
suddenly in a bold escarpment. 
I have thus taken a general though superficial 
survey of the interesting geological phenomena pre- 
