 Ireland: it confifts of great columns of a red grit ftone, either triangular, quadrangular, pentangular, or hexangular; their diameter from one to two feet, their length at low water thirty, dipping or inclining a little to the fouth. They are jointed,...  The Antiquities of Scotland - Page 85by Francis Grose - 1789 - 308 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Pennant - 1772 - 390 pages
...of great columns of a red grit ftone, either triangular, quadrangular, pentangular, or hexangular; their diameter from one to two feet, their length at low water thirty, dipping or inclining a little to the fouth. They are jointed, but not fo regularly, or fo plainly, as thofe that... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - Scotland - 1776 - 508 pages
...of great columns of a red grit ftone, either triangular, quadrangular, pentangular, or hexangular ; their diameter from one to two feet, their length at low water thirty, dipping or inclining a little to the fouth. They are jointed but not fo regularly, or fo plainly, as thofe that... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1776 - 498 pages
...of great columns of a red grit ftone, either triangular, quadrangular, pentangular, or hexangular ; their diameter from one to two feet, their length at low water thirty, dipping or inclining a little to the fouth. They are jointed but not fo regularly, or fo plainly, as thofe that... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - 1790 - 500 pages
...of great columns of a red grit ftone, either triangular, quadrangular, pentangular, or hexangular; their diameter from one to two feet, their length at low water thirty, dipping or inclining a little to the fouth. They are jointed, but not fo regularly, or fo plainly, as thofe that... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 602 pages
...Causeway in Ireland. It consists of great columns of red grit-stone^ either triangular or hexangular ; their diame'ter from one to two feet ; their length...water thirty : dipping or declining a little to the south, they are joined, but not so regularly or so plainly as those which form the Giant's VOL. LF... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 594 pages
...consists of great columns of red grit-stone^ either triangular or hexangular ; their diameter from onef to two feet ; their length at low water thirty : dipping or declining a little to the south, they are joined, but not so regularly or so plainly as those which form the Giant's VOL. I,... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1809 - 1102 pages
...of great columns of a red grtt flone, either triangular, quadrangular, pentangular, or hexangular ; their diameter from one to two feet, their length at low water thirty, dipping or inclining a little to thefouth. They are jointed, but not fo regularly, or fo plainly, as thofe that... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1809 - 964 pages
...hexangular ; their diameter from one to two feet, their length at low' water thirty, dipping or inclining a little to the fouth. They are jointed, but not fo regularly, or fo plainly, as thofe that form the Giant's Caufeway. The furface of feveral that had been torn off, appear as ä... | |
 | James Miller - Castles - 1830 - 322 pages
...Ireland. Mr Pennant describes it as consisting of " red grit stone, either triangular or hexangular ; their diameter from one to two feet; their length...water thirty, dipping or declining, a little to the south ; they are jointed, but not regularly or so plainly as those which form the Giant's Causeway... | |
 | Charles Mackie - Castles - 1850 - 556 pages
...Causeway in Ireland. It consists of great columns of red granite stone, either triangular or hexangular, their diameter from one to two feet, their length at low water 30 feet, dipping or declining a little to the south. They are jointed, but not so regularly nor so... | |
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