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|ieport of €> cue nil Rummer (Excursions, 1914. 
The Mendips The first General Excursion of the season took 
and Wells. place on Wednesday, May 27th, when 40 
Members went by train to Shepton Mallet, 
where they were met by Mr. H. E. Balch, F.S.A., who accom¬ 
panied them on a very pleasant drive along the Mendips, showing 
them en route a large group of Round Barrows of the Stone Age, 
a very remarkable “ Swallet,” and the Millstone Grit Exposure at 
the head of Ebbor Gorge. Wells Cathedral was then visited 
under the guidance of the Chancellor, the Rev. T. Scott Holmes, 
M.A., and a, short time was spent at the Bishop’s Palace. The 
party then drove back to Shepton Mallet and returned home by 
rail. 
Portsmouth On Wednesday, June 17th, an Excursion was 
Dockyard. made to Portsmouth Dockyard by Members of 
the Society in conjunction with the local branch 
of the Navy League, the s.s. “ Monarch ” being specially char¬ 
tered for the occasion. The party was met by Lieutenant K. 
Gafton Salmond and other H.M. Officers, and conducted to 
various points of interest. A turn round the Harbour was then 
made in a s.s. lent by the authorities, to the “ Victory,” where 
numerous guides pointed out the many relics of the immortal 
Nelson. The party consisted of about 140, of whom 80 were 
Members of the Natural Science Society. 
Stonehenge. On Wednesday, July 29th, a visit was paid to 
Stonehenge by 80 Members of the Society. 
Driving in motor-cars from the Square, they were met at Stone¬ 
henge by Colonel E. E. Markwick, C.B., F.R.A.S., who gave an 
address describing the monument from the Astronomical point of 
view, chiefly to explain Sir Norman Eockyer’s theory as to the 
age of Stonehenge, by which he adjudged the date of its erection 
to be about B.C. 1700. Following Colonel Markwick, Mr. Wm. 
Dale, F.S.A., gave a short account of the great circle from its 
Archaeological aspect. On the return journey a halt was made at 
Salisbury, several Members visiting the Cathedral and the 
Bishop’s Palace. 
