RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1847]. [Abstract of Milne-Home, On the parallel roads of Lochaber.] CUL-DAR50.C30. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.

Milne-Home, D. 1847. On the parallel roads of Lochaber; with remarks on the change of relative levels of sea and land in Scotland, and on the detrital deposits in that country. Edinburgh, 54pp. Darwin's lightly annotated copy is in CUL-DAR139.5.1.

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p 3. Horizontality at L to Glen Roy.

p. 3 Glen Gluoy Barrier 12 ft two observers 15 ft - 29 ft 23 Barrier

p. 5 Glen Gluoy rocky Knolls where [illeg] shelves enter

p. 4 Glen Glaster street - knolls in course 2, 5 ft high 30 to 40 ft wide grt. Buttress where enters.

p. 5 Muckul - rock waterworn 30 ft. up - several 100 yards wide, with worn rocky islet in middle shelf 21 ft above highest part of bed, hence the depth of water

p. 6 no accumulation of detritus at heads Glen Roy Kilfinnin


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