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the farther part, and the three similar lines nearly parallel with it, 
have apparently been formed by a glacier descending the Spean 
valley.” 
Extracts from Notes sent to the Convener by Dr. Heddle , 
St. Andrews. 
1. On descending the west slope of East Lomond Hill, Fife, at a 
height of 1075 feet, overhanging Greenwalls, found a large number 
of dolerite blocks, from 4 to 7 feet in length, much rounded. 
They lay closely together on the brow of “ a fall-over of the 
ground to the west.” 
About 40 vertical feet from the highest, and 20 from the lowest 
of the boulders, and at a distance of about 200 yards, a quarry of 
the same kind of dolerite was met with, in jointed pillars — the joints 
being somewhat open or loose. 
“ Concluded, that ice, sweeping from the west,” had struck the 
west slope of the hill, where the dolerite rocks protruded, and 
pushed before it some of the loose pillars. 
2. On descending Aucliluisky Hill (one of the Ochils), into Glen- 
quay, at a height of 1025 feet, found a small red granite boulder 
weighing about half a cwt. The slope on which it lay faced 
W.KW. 
On ascending Benty Knowe, directly opposite, at height of 905 
feet, found another red granite boulder, rather smaller. The rocks 
of the Ochils here are trap, — a “rotting clinkstone.” 
3. On ascending Bencleuch from the east, at a height of 2200 
feet, found two boulders, each weighing about 4 tons, in a line 
with each other E. and W. One of the boulders is a variety of 
greywacke, which may be called “almond conglomerate,” from 
its containing nodules of white quartz of the shape of almonds, but 
two to four times larger. Recognised the rock of this boulder to be 
the same as a rock at the foot of the north spur of Ben Lomond, 
mentioned in last year’s Report, page 28, at a height of from 2230 
to 2240 feet above the sea. The Rev. Mr. Peyton (who has 
frequently accompanied Professor Heddle in his excursions, and is a 
good geologist) mentioned having seen the same rock in situ , about 
8 miles to the east of Ben Lomond. 
