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darle and Stonegiin, several large Conglomerate boulders. Kev. Mr 
Joass, of Golspie, states that nearest granite and Conglomerate 
rocks in the county are situated in N.W. districts (^First Report, 
p. 30). 
Keiss Parish. — Conglomerate boulder 9x7x5 feet called “ Grey 
Stone.’' Longest axis W. by N. Differs from any rock in locality. 
It marked, where it stood, boundary between two parishes and two 
estates. It has lately been blasted into four fragments, of which 
three still remain {Eighth Report, p. 8). 
Mr Jamieson of Ellon, having examined Keiss Harbour, states 
that a bed of ‘‘drift,” 40 feet thick is there, the lower half of 
which consists of unstratified sandy mud, containing broken shells 
and stones, some of which are scratched. The scratches and grooves 
point K 35° to 40° W. 
Scrabster Harbour. — Mr Jamieson reports that here the boulder 
clay is more than 100 feet thick. It is charged with small stones 
more or less rubbed and scratched. He found in it fragments of 
shells. 
Wick. — Three boulders, each weighing from 20 to 30 tons. One is 
a Conglomerate, supposed to have come from hills 20 miles to south. 
But Rev. Mr Joass states that Conglomerate rock occurs to west- 
ward at less distance. 
Wick Bay. — Mr Jamieson found here a similar bed of boulder 
clay, containing fragments of shells and numerous large water-worn 
boulders of sandstone, quartzose, mica slate, and granite, on which 
glacial scorings are well marked. One granite boulder was 12 feet 
in length (First Report, p. 30, and Proceedings of London Geological 
Society, 7th February 1866, p. 265). 
In the same paper, Mr Jamieson states that in Caithness 
generally, the shells, as a rule, in the clay beds and drift, are 
broken. But exceptions occur. He himself found one entire valve 
of Astarte Borealis ; and he saw several entire specimens in local 
collections. 
He adds, that one of the objects he “ had particularly in view 
was to note the direction of the glacial markings on the rocks, 
and to ascertain whether they could be accounted for by a move- 
ment of ice proceeding from the interior of the country towards the 
coast. I therefore lost no opportunity of noting the bearings of 
