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west it had been wholly destroyed by quarrying ; on the east, with 
the exception of a few insignificant fragments on the verge of the 
cliffs, what remained was hidden by the turf. In June last, how- 
ever, alterations in the road at the junction of the two divisions 
of the Hoe caused the hill to be cut back several feet. As a 
result, not only was the Kaised Beach again exposed, but more 
effectively than at any previous time. Fortunately for the interests 
of science the workmen were under the direction of Messrs. 
Harris, Bulteel, and Co., of the Naval Bank j and Captain Daubeny 
not only at once recognized the importance of the discovery, but 
afforded every facility for development and examination. In its 
main features the new exposure fully bore out the accounts of Mr. 
Bellamy and Dr. Moore, but showed that on several points their 
descriptions required supplement and emendation. 
At its most perfect exposure the Beach was 8 ft. 6 in. in thick- 
ness, varying but slightly over a section length of half a dozen 
yards. When first opened upon its top was 40 feet above the 
highest point of the modern beach ; but as it ascended with an 
easy slope back into the hill, when the cutting was finished it had 
been traced to a point three to four feet higher, and its termination 
had not been reached. The extreme height above the present 
beach-level would, therefore, approach 45 to 50 feet. 
The section was characterized by four well-marked divisions. At 
the top, immediately beneath the turf, was a head of earth mixed 
with rubbly angular stones, 18 inches in thickness (a). Next 
came 2^ feet of sand and very small pebbles in layers, apparently 
eight in number, fairly equal in thickness, approximately horizontal, 
commencing with sand and ending with a mixture of the two 
constituents (b). Below this was a series of layers of pebbles and 
sand alternating, 3 ft. 10 in. in total thickness (c). The pebbles 
did not average more than one to two inches in length; but 
many were much smaller, while a few comparatively ranged up to 
four and five inches in longest diameter. There were nine layers 
in this series, and, as a rule, the materials were well assorted as to 
their respective dimensions, and only in three of the larger was there 
any noteworthy admixture of pebbles and sand. Lastly (d), there 
came a bed of large blocks of stone, chiefly limestone, with rounded 
edges, clearly waterworn, and ranging in size up to a couple of 
hundredweight, and even more. This stratum was two feet in 
thickness, and rested on a shelf of rock which sloped seawards. 
