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boulders in parishes of Olricli and Cannesby. (Reporter— 
Robt. Campbell, parish schoolmaster.) 
Thurso. —Near Castletown, large granite boulder, which supposed 
to have come from Sutherland.* Between Weydale and Stone- 
gun, several large conglomerate boulders. 
Wick. —Three large boulders, differing from adjoining rocks, 
weighing from 20 to 60 tons. One is a conglomerate, 
apparently from mountains twenty miles to south.f (Reporters 
—John Cleghorn and J. Anderson.) 
Granite boulder, 12 feet long, in drift, striated. Frag¬ 
ments of lias, oolite, and chalk flints, in same drift. Striations 
of rocks and boulders in Caithness indicate a general move¬ 
ment from N.W., i.e., from sea. 
Dumfries. 
Kirkconnell. —Granite boulder, about 9 feet diameter, 20 to 30 
tons; 700 feet above sea, called “Deil’s Stone.” Differs 
from adjoining rocks. Granite rocks in Spango Water, 
about three miles to north. (Reporter—R. L. Jack (Geolog. 
Survey).) 
Tynron. —Three whinstone boulders, each weighing from 20 to 30 
tons; also several conglomerate boulders. All have appa¬ 
rently come from N.W. (Reporter—James Shaw, school¬ 
master, Tynron, Thornhill.) 
Wampliray .—Large whinstone boulder. King Charles II. halted 
with his army and breakfasted here. (Reporter—Parish 
minister.) 
Edinburgh. 
Arthur Seat. —On west side of, boulders of limestone, supposed to 
have come from west. Rocks at height of 400 feet above sea, 
smoothed and striated in direction N.W. 
Between Arthur Seat and Musselburgh, boulders smoothed 
and striated. Striae run from N.W. and W.N.W. (Roy. Soc. 
of Ed. Proceedings, vol. ii. p. 96.) 
* Rev. Mr Joass, of Golspie, states that granite occurs at a less remote 
locality. 
t Rev. Mr Joass states that conglomerate rock occurs to the westward at a 
less distance. 
