places. | direction of the dip. | angle of dip. | height of the lower limit of the formation. | height of the upper limit of the formation. | general remarks. |
Magheralin, near Moira, county of Devon | North west 8° | from 30 to 32 | The chalk proceeds from hence towards the White mountains near Lisburn, by Soldierstown and Brookhill; it forms a low table lands. At Magheralin the bluish-grey variety occurs. | ||
White mountain, near Lisburn Antrim | North-west 28 | from 38 to 40 | |||
Colin Glen, south-west of Divis, near Belfast | about 450 feet above the level of sea. | The line of junction, with the basalt, is not strictly horizontal but very irregular. | |||
East slope of Divis | about 450 feet | ||||
Cave hill | 768 feet | ||||
Carmoney moutains & Carrickfergus hills | considerably lower than in Cave hill | ||||
Port Muck, northeast of the isle of Magee | emerging from the sea | The east coast of Magee is faced with a bold range of precipices, called tje Gollins, which are entirely basaltic, the chalk being sunk below the level of the sea | |||
Shor of Lough Larue, about 1 mile south from the town | but little elevated above the sea | about 300 | From hence the line of the chalk is distinctly traced in the section of the coast | ||
Gerron point | |||||
Lurgethan mountain, near Newton Glens | Hence the mountain mass of red sand chalk and basalt, sweeps inland in a curved line towards Tesbulliagh and the head of Glendun | ||||
Mountain of Teabuliagh, 3 miles north-west of Newton Glens, forming a ridge between the rivers Glenaan and Ballyeemin | 735 | ||||
Eastern slope of Slieve Norry, towards the head of Gledun | 885 | ||||
Holster hill, middle Cushleak | 695 | Here the mica slate of Cushleak, receives a cap of red sandstone, chalk and basalt |
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