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I.—Ancient Sea Margins in the Counties Clare and Galway

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

G. Henry Kinahan
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In a paper that appeared in the “Geologist” for May, 1863, the author, Professor King, has noticed the remarkable escarpments that occur in the Burren Hills, on the south side of the Bay of Galway. He is of opinion that they have been formed by sea action during the slow upheaval of the British area after its submergence during what he calls the “subaqueous“ or “middle division“ of the Glacial period, and that “every escarpment indicates a stoppage in the upheaval.“ These escarpments, or ancient seamargins are not confined to the Burren Hills, as I have observed them in various other localities, but never so continuous, nor so well developed. In this paper it is proposed calling attention to those in counties Clare and Galway. I shall first notice the conspicuous escarpments in the Burren Hills, but before doing so I may be allowed to refer to similar phenomena in course of formation at the present day.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 3 , Issue 26 , August 1866 , pp. 337 - 343
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1866

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page 338 note 1 The wood-engraver has not succeeded iu this sketch; he has given the idea of three hills, instead of a mountain with three peaks, and has not continued the terrace to Cappanawalla.

page 340 note 1 In these tables, when possible, the height of the summit and base of the cliffs or terraces have been extracted from the Ordnance Maps, and when they are well marked, either at the base or summit, an asterisk has been put to the height.

page 340 note 2 As I never had the time or opportunity of tracing out the various minor escarpments that occur in the Burren Hills, I have purposely only mentioned those that are conspicuous from the north shore of Galway Bay—the 130 foot escarpment could not occur in Slieve-Aughta, as the base of that mountain group is above this level.