 of natural pillars, mostly above fifty feet high, standing in natural colonnades, according as the bays or points of land formed themselves; upon a firm basis of solid unformed rock, above these, the stratum which reaches to the soil or surface of the...  The beauties of Scotland - Page 462by Robert Forsyth - 1808Full view - About this book
 | English essays - 1774 - 714 pages
...end of the ifland is fupported by ranges of natural pillars, moftly above fifty feet high, ftanding in natural colonnades, according as the bays or points of land formed themfelves ; upon a firm hafis of folid unformed rock, above thele, the flratum, which reaches to the... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1774 - 602 pages
...that end of the ifland fupported by ranges of natural pillars, moltly above 50 feet high, (landing in natural colonnades, according as the bays or points of land formed thcrafelves. On a firm balls of folid unformed rock, above theie, the flratum which reaches to the... | |
 | several hands - 1774 - 596 pages
...that end of the ifland fupported by range* of natural pillars, mottly above 50 feet high, (landing in natural colonnades, according as the bays or points of land formed thcmfelves. On a firm bails of folid unformed rock, above tiiefe, the ftratum which reaches to the... | |
 | Books - 1774 - 592 pages
...of that end of the ifland fupported by ranges of natural pillars, moilly above 50 feet high, Handing in natural colonnades, according as the bays or points of land formed therofelves. On a firm bails of folid unformed rock, above thefe, the ilratum which reaches to the... | |
 | Hebride Isles - 1787 - 568 pages
...of that end of the iQand fupported by ranges of natural pillars, moftly above 50 feet high, ftanding in natural colonnades, according as the bays or points of land formed themfelves: upon a firm bafis of folid unformed rock, above thefe, the ftratum which reaches to the... | |
 | John Knox - Fisheries - 1787 - 566 pages
...of that end of the ifland fupported by ranges of natural pillars, moftly above 50 feet high, Handing in natural colonnades, according as the bays or points of land formed themfelves : upon a firm bafis of folid unformed rock, above thefe, the ftratum which reaches to the... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Great Britain - 1798 - 328 pages
...that end of the iiland, fupported by ranges of natural pillars, moftly above fifty feet high, ftanding in natural colonnades, according as the bays or points of land formed themfelves; upon a firm bafis of folid, unformed rock» above thefe the ftratum, which reaches to the... | |
 | William Guthrie, John Knox - Geography - 1801 - 1146 pages
...half a mile in breadth fupported by ranges of natural pillars, moftly above fifty feet high, (landing in natural colonnades, according as the bays or points of land formed themfelves : upon a firm bafisof folid unformed rock, above thefe, the ftratum which reaches to the... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Great Britain - 1809 - 414 pages
...thought, on the most sanguine foundations : the whole of that end of the island, supported by ranges of natural pillars, mostly above fifty feet high, standing in natural colonnades, ac. cording as the bays or points of land formed themselves ; upon a firm basis of solid unformed rock,... | |
 | James MacDonald (A.M.), Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - Agriculture - 1811 - 848 pages
...foundations : The whole of that end of the island supported by ranges of natural pillars mostly above 50 feet high, standing in natural colonnades, according...solid unformed rock ; above these the stratum, which ranches to the soil or surface of the island, varied in thickness, as the island itself formed into... | |
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