A Memoir: Explanatory of the Chart and Survey of the County of London-Derry, IrelandG. and W. Nicol, 1814 - 359 pages |
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Page 78
... feet on its western ascent . Towards the summit , it is surmounted by shapeless masses of silicious shistus , with blocks of quartz , heaped without order , leaving interstices , which have the appearance of being caused by some former ...
... feet on its western ascent . Towards the summit , it is surmounted by shapeless masses of silicious shistus , with blocks of quartz , heaped without order , leaving interstices , which have the appearance of being caused by some former ...
Page 80
... feet . The angle at which the main couch of the granite bassets , is about twenty degrees S. W .; that of the incumbent red grit is , as usual , about five or six degrees , also S. W. But here I may remark , that there is no analogy ...
... feet . The angle at which the main couch of the granite bassets , is about twenty degrees S. W .; that of the incumbent red grit is , as usual , about five or six degrees , also S. W. But here I may remark , that there is no analogy ...
Page 84
... feet of red clay - sandstone , we find that variety called lyas or magnesian limestone : from its tawney colour it has also been named mulatoe ; this too abounds in shells , many of which are bivalves . A stratum of marl is generally ...
... feet of red clay - sandstone , we find that variety called lyas or magnesian limestone : from its tawney colour it has also been named mulatoe ; this too abounds in shells , many of which are bivalves . A stratum of marl is generally ...
Page 85
... feet . On the eastern side of the river Bann , the line which has dipped under the sea - level at Downhill , appears again along the coast beyond Portrush ; but there seems to have been a second sinking of the plane ; for , the lime is ...
... feet . On the eastern side of the river Bann , the line which has dipped under the sea - level at Downhill , appears again along the coast beyond Portrush ; but there seems to have been a second sinking of the plane ; for , the lime is ...
Page 87
... Feet . 1 2 2 4 3 I am now led to the examination of a line of coast , not only remarkable for interesting and magnificent points of view , but still more so for the abrupt and vertical presentation of the strata , com- posing the crust ...
... Feet . 1 2 2 4 3 I am now led to the examination of a line of coast , not only remarkable for interesting and magnificent points of view , but still more so for the abrupt and vertical presentation of the strata , com- posing the crust ...
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aforesaid late county Aghadowey Aghanloo ancient appears appurtenances balliboes of land bank Bann Barley barony basalt belonging Benbradagh Bishop of Derry Botanic Names bushels called castle chiefly church city of London-Derry clay coast county of Coleraine county of London-Derry county of Tyrone Culmore demesne district ditches ditto Donegal Dungiven erected Fahan farmers farms feet fish flat flax Foyle frequently gardens Garvagh granted grass gravel grounds guineas hereditaments improved Ireland Irish kingdom of Ireland known lake land following laying letters patent lime limestone London Lough Foyle Lough Neagh Maghera Magherafelt Magilligan manure meadows miles Moneymore mountains Myroe native neighbourhood Newtown oats Observations pastures places plant plantation potatoes precinct present proportion proprietors province of Ulster rent or value ridge river river Foyle rocks salmon sand shist singular soil stone strata surface swells tenant tenements trees Ulster aforesaid vale varieties villages wood
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