 Pleaskin is covered with a thin grassy sod, under which lies the natural basaltic rock, having generally a hard surface, somewhat cracked and shivered. At the depth of ten or twelve feet from the summit, this rock begins to assume a columnar tendency,...  Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c - Pagina 172di Samuel Carter Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1843Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | William Hamilton - 1790 - 364 pagine
...range of maffy pillars of bafaltes, which ftand perpendicular to the horizon, prefenting, in the (harp face of the promontory, the appearance of a magnificent gallery or colonnade, upward of fixty feet in height. THIS colonnade is fupported on a folid bafe of coarfe, black, irregular rock,... | |
 | Wakefield, Edward - 1812 - 810 pagine
...having generally a hard surface, somewhat cracked and shivered ; at the depth of ten or twelve feet from the summit this rock begins to assume a columnar...which stand perpendicular to the horizon, presenting on the sharp face of the promontory, the appearance of a magnificent gallery or colonade upwards of... | |
 | John Dubourdieu - 1812 - 820 pagine
...the sod, having a hard surface somewhat cracked and shivered. About twelve feet from the summit, the rock begins to assume a columnar tendency*, and forms a range of massy pillars of basalts, which stand perpendicular to the horizon, presenting, in the sharp face of the promontory,... | |
 | Stephen Barlow - 1814 - 556 pagine
...generally an uniform hard surface, somewhat cracked and shivered. At the depth often or twelve feet from the summit, this rock begins to assume a columnar...promontory, the appearance of a magnificent gallery, or colonade, upwards of sixty feet in height. " This colonade is supported on a solid base, of coarse,... | |
 | Stephen Barlow - 1814 - 552 pagine
...cracked and shivered. At the depth of ten or twelve feet from the summit, this rock begins to asgume a columnar tendency, and forms a range of massy pillars...promontory, the appearance of a magnificent gallery, or colonade, upwards of sixty feet in height. . " This colonade is supported on a solid base, of coarse,... | |
 | 1817 - 646 pagine
...somewhat cracked and shivered. At the depth of ten or twelve feet from the summit, this rock begins lo assume a columnar tendency, and forms a range of massy...pillars of basaltes, which stand perpendicular to the horizontal; presenting, in the sharp face of the promontory, the appearance of a magnificent gallery... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 pagine
...Bengore the rock begins to assume a columnar tendency, and forma a range of massy pillars of basalt, which stand perpendicular to the horizon, presenting...appearance of a magnificent gallery or colonnade, upwards of sixty feet in height. This colonnade is supported on a solid base of coarse, black, irregular... | |
 | Esq. A. Atkinson - 1823 - 482 pagine
...rock, elevated between 300 and 400 feet above the level of the sea. About 12 feet from the summit, the rock •begins to assume a columnar tendency, and forms a range of massy pillars of basalts, which stand perpendicular to the horizon, presenting, in the sharp face of the promontory,... | |
 | 1828 - 212 pagine
...generally a uniform hard surface, somewhat cracked and shivered. At the depth of ten or twelve feet from the summit, this rock begins to assume a columnar...appearance of a magnificent gallery or colonnade, upwards of sixty feet in height. " This colonnade is supported on a solid base of coarse, black, irregular... | |
 | 1828 - 216 pagine
...generally a uniform hard surface, somewhat cracked and shivered. At the depth of ten or twelve feet from the summit, this rock begins to assume a columnar...appearance of a magnificent gallery or colonnade, upwards of sixty feet in height. " This colonnade is supported on a solid base of coarse, black, irregular... | |
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