And when we were out of the house, they followed us with great staves, and willed one of their fellows to tarry behind, and bring them tydings what was done concerning the robbery: and so they beat us forward over great HILS out of the way.
"The Golden Asse"
Lucius Apuleius
On the Continent these beds are well-known by their corresponding fossils, the HILS clay and conglomerate of the north of Germany agreeing with the Middle and Lower Speeton, the latter of which, with the same mineral characters and fossils as in Yorkshire, is also found in the little island of Heligoland.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell
The most of this country though Desert, yet exceeding fertil, good timber, most HILS and in dales, in each valley a cristall spring.
"Captain John Smith"
Charles Dudley Warner Last Updated: February 22, 2009