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that it was floated through long valley between Pluscardine 
and Carden, in which case its course would be E.S.E., in con- 
formity with prevailing movement in this district. Bottom of 
this valley from 130 to 140 feet above sea. 
At one place on top of Carden ridge, N.W. striae crossed by 
striae from N. by E. ; at another place, W. by N. striae crossed 
by striae from N.W. The N. by E. striae seemed the older. 
These variations in direction of striae more reconcilable 
with idea of drift-ice than with glaciers. 
Moreover, in this district no possibility of any local glacier 
from N.W. 
From Carden Hill, Cromarty Firth bears about N.W., dis- 
tant about 20 miles across sea. If a glacier brought these 
boulders from Boss-shire, it must have crossed Moray Firth, 
and risen over Carden Hill, and passed across valley on south 
of it obliquely. 
If land submerged beneath an Arctic sea, and a N.W. 
current prevailed, possible to understand facts observable in 
this district. 
Quarrywood Hill, about 200 feet above sea, and composed 
of sandstone striated on top. On N.W. slope four or five large 
conglomerate boulders about 140 feet above sea. Apparently 
from Boss-shire, and obstructed in further progress by this 
hill. (Convener much indebted to Mr Martin, Elgin, for 
pointing out facts above stated.) 
Forres . — Conglomerate boulder, 9J x 8 x 8 feet, about 44 tons, 
called “Doupping Stone/’ from legend of ceremony in ad- 
mitting Forres burgesses; situated on Upper Caliper farm, 
about 580 feet above sea. Bock composing boulder evi- 
dently same as Carlin’s Stone, near Elgin, being charac- 
terised by liver-coloured quartz nodules. This boulder situated 
on hill-side fronting Cromarty, which bears N.W. by N. across 
Moray Firth about 10 miles. 
Informed by tenant of farm, that another boulder of same 
kind higher up hill, but so buried in earth that only upper 
part visible. 
Forres to Nairn . — Extensive beds of sand and gravel, mostly 
stratified, shown in railway cuttings. Pebbles and boulders 
