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neighbourhood of the lakes. Bowlders from the sienite of
Buttermere and Ennerdale are found on the west coast of
Cumberland; but not in the vales of Keswick or Windermere. The
granite of Caldew and sienite of Carrock can be recognized in
Bowlders in the neighbourhood of Carlisle; but are not seen to
the south of Keswick. The famous Bowder Stone of Borrowdale does
not come within the present description; but a large block near
Skelwith Bridge on the road to Grasmere - one near Coniston
Waterhead, and another near Gosforth, as well as many others of
smaller dimensions - are far more interesting to the geologist;
yielding sufficient scope for conjecture as to the place of their
origin, and the mode of their removal.
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