108 ENGLISH MARBLES. SCOTTISH MARBLES. 
. 172. BABBICOMBE MARBLE is one of the most beau- 
tiful kinds that is found in any country. It varies in 
colour, from light brown to deep red ; and large slabs of 
it have been obtained that are elegantly and diversely 
marked, some in streaks, others in spots, and others in 
different coloured shades. 
This kind is quarried at Babbicombe, in Torbay, De- 
vonshire, and is extensively manufactured into chimney- 
pieces in the West of England. An attempt was lately 
made to introduce it in London ; but, from its not be- 
ing the production of a foreign country, this has failed 
of success. 
173. DERBYSHIRE MARBLE. There are, in Derby- 
shire, several kinds of marble, most of which contain an 
abundance of fossil shells, and other remains of marine 
animals. At Wetton, near Ashbourne, a beautiful kind 
is obtained, of greyish black colour, which contains a vast 
number of whitish and very minute shells. This has the 
name of bird's eye marble. Near Monyash a beautiful 
variety is found, of a cheerful colour, inclining to brown 
red, and fall of large marine figures in all directions ; 
these, when the marble is cut, appear white, and afford 
a pleasing contrast. 
174. KENDAL MARBLE. Some varieties of black, 
grey, and brown marble, are wrought near Kendal, in 
Westmoreland. These somewhat resemble the Derby- 
shire marbles ; and, like them, are manufactured into 
chimney-pieces, and ornamental slabs for houses. Seve- 
ral of the slabs are found to contain corallines, and the 
remains of other marine animals, which vary their ap- 
pearance in a very pleasing manner. 
The MONA MARBLE is a species of serpentine inter- 
mixed with white limestone : it has been already de- 
scribed (132). 
SCOTTISH M4RBLES. Scotland affords many 
valuable and beautiful varieties of marble. 
175. TIRIE MARBLE. -Few of the British kinds of 
