194 SARSEN, BASALT AND OTHER BOULDERS IN ESSEX.
Little Dunmow.—cf. Essex. Nat., Vol. i. p. 117, where boulders in a
fernery at "Bouchiers" are noted.
Felsted.—In this district the Rev. A. Rowe has noted many boulders
of sandstone, Herts-conglomerate, Carboniferous limestone, Jurassic
limestone, dolerite, basalt, etc. (op. cit., Rept. Brit. Assoc. 1888 pp. 114-
121). The largest boulders seen by him were a sandstone (77" x 36" x 20")
Herts-conglomerate (52" x 23" x 16"), and (52" x 42"), Carbon
ferrous limestone (2' 3" x 2' x 1' 3"). Dolerite (3' x 3" x 1' 4") Mr.
Miller Christy has noted a sandstone in situ in a gravel pit on the side of
the river valley and also boulders of sarsen and sandstone in Absoll Park.
[c.]
Many observers have noted the large straight sided rectangular boulder
(3' x 3' x 2') in the yard of the "Sun Inn" Felsted. It appears to
consist of carboniferous limestone. Several small boulders are used to
form the curbing opposite the Inn. These consist of sarsens, sandstones,
Carboniferous limestone, Neocomian sandstone, basalt. [s.t.c]
Terling.—Lying about the village and parish are boulders of sarsen and
sandstone of moderate size. [c.]
Great Baddow.—Near Chelmsford. Outside the "Beehive" Inn is a
sarsen 3' x 1' 9" x 1' 62 derived from the neighbouring pits where others
occur, also quartzite boulders (10'' x 6" x 6"), rhyolite (1' x 9" x 3"),
conglomerate (2' x 11/2' x 1') containing quartz broken flint, &c., quartzite
block to 1' [s.] cf. Proc. Geol. Soc., Vol. xix. p. 455.
Danbury.—Large quartzites (11" x 8") occur in the gravel here. [s.]
THE BLACKWATER VALLEY, ETC.
White Notley.—Conglomerate cf. Essex Nat. Vol. i. p. 8.
Braintree.—There are several boulders in and around this town. Among
them may be mentioned:—A conglomerate boulder at the back of the
station (2' x 1' 6"), a sarsen by the fountain near the cattle market on the
Fairfield Road, a fine basalt boulder by Mr. R. Knights' Grocery Stores
on the Bocking Road, opposite the King's Head (2' 4" x 1' 8" x 1' 4"),
and Herts-conglomerate and sarsens on the same road nearer the centre
of the town. [s.]
Bocking High Street.—Outside the church are two sarsens, one rough
and the other smooth and at the top of the hill and near the main road in
a pit were several fair-sized boulders of quartzite, rhyolite, sandstone,
quartz, sarsen, etc. [s.]
Rayne.—Boulders of sarsen and basalt can be seen here. [s.]
Stisted.—Many boulders occur in this locality and include sarsen,
hard sarsen with plant markings, basalt (coarse and fine grained), Sand-
stones, Carboniferous sandstone, etc. At the Home-farm in the park,
Stisted Hall, are boulders of basalt (the largest) sarsen, brown sandstone,
Neocomian sandstone, Carboniferous sandstone. [c.]
Great Saling.—By the "Green Man" is a basalt boulder
(2' 9" x 2' 5" x 1' 6"). [s.]
Shalford.—By the "George" Inn is a boulder of Herts-conglomerate
and in the lane leading from Shalford to Wethersfield, by a cottage, are
boulders of basalt, etc. [s.]