. The earth and its inhabitants ... variety of vegetation, and the * Murchison, Siluria : The History of the Oldest Rocks. THE BASIX OF THE SEVERN AND THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. 97 virtue of their medicinal springs. Whilst the Malvern Hills are covered withvillas and hotels, the Forest of Dean, to the south of them, has become a greatcentre of industry, abounding in coal and iron. Dean Forest, notwithstanding itscoal-pits and blast furnaces, is a picturesque district, comprising some 26,000 acresof wild woodland, producing some of the finest timber in the country. Of the ranges which bound the vale
. The earth and its inhabitants ... variety of vegetation, and the * Murchison, Siluria : The History of the Oldest Rocks. THE BASIX OF THE SEVERN AND THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. 97 virtue of their medicinal springs. Whilst the Malvern Hills are covered withvillas and hotels, the Forest of Dean, to the south of them, has become a greatcentre of industry, abounding in coal and iron. Dean Forest, notwithstanding itscoal-pits and blast furnaces, is a picturesque district, comprising some 26,000 acresof wild woodland, producing some of the finest timber in the country. Of the ranges which bound the vale of the Severn on the east, the CotswoldHills, rising in Cleeve Hill to a height of 1,134 feet, are the most hills are named after their cots, or shepherds huts, and have in turngiven their name to one of the most highly prized breeds of sheep, whose excellenceis due to the short and savoury grass which grows upon the oolitic rocks. This Fig. 53.—Promontories and Be.\ch of ;^ 1: 195, c i oreshore. Depth under2* Fathoms. Depth 2i to 5Fathoms. Depth over 5Fathoms. 3 Miles. range terminates in the hills which form so fine an amphitheatre around Bath, onthe Avon, and mav be traced even beyond that river, where there are a fewheights belonging to the same geological formations. The environs of Bathare well known for their fossil wealth. Here cuttle-fish of gigantic size havebeen found, which still retained pigment fit for use, notwithstanding the count-less ages that must have elapsed from the time of its secretion by the livingorganism. Towards its mouth the valley of the Severn is almost shut in by spurs thrown off from the mountains of Wales and the range of the Cotswolds. To the north of this ancient barrier the vale of Gloucester widens, its shape being that of a triangle whose apex lies in the south. The rocks spread over the valley of 114 98 THE BRITISH ISLES. the Severn and that of its afHuent, the Avon, are triassic, but the
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