An Account of the Past and Present State of the Isle of Man: Including a Topographical Description; a Sketch of Its Mineralogy; an Outline of Its Laws, with the Privileges Enjoyed by Strangers; and a History of the Island |
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... common clay the greatest portion of the island consists of a barren soil , resting on grey wacké - slate , and on clay- slate a small portion around Castletown is composed of lime - stone of transition : and the mountains are formed ...
... common clay the greatest portion of the island consists of a barren soil , resting on grey wacké - slate , and on clay- slate a small portion around Castletown is composed of lime - stone of transition : and the mountains are formed ...
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... common clay - slate gives place to grey wacké - slate . In tracing the strata from Douglas towards Castletown we find that the grey wacké - slate continues from the high land to the sea shore , without interruption , as far as the first ...
... common clay - slate gives place to grey wacké - slate . In tracing the strata from Douglas towards Castletown we find that the grey wacké - slate continues from the high land to the sea shore , without interruption , as far as the first ...
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... common clay . The sand is bounded on the south east by grey wacké - slate strata , which form the boundary of Peel valley in that di- rection . Peel castle stands on this rock . The cliff at the northern part of Peel bay is a reddish ...
... common clay . The sand is bounded on the south east by grey wacké - slate strata , which form the boundary of Peel valley in that di- rection . Peel castle stands on this rock . The cliff at the northern part of Peel bay is a reddish ...
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... common red sand - stone of the Isle of Arran resting upon mica - slate . At Kirk Michael the sandy soil expands over the whole northern part of the island in a line nearly west and east . Below this sand lies a bed of very pure common ...
... common red sand - stone of the Isle of Arran resting upon mica - slate . At Kirk Michael the sandy soil expands over the whole northern part of the island in a line nearly west and east . Below this sand lies a bed of very pure common ...
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... common , but I saw only the latter . It is black , very hard , quite free from decay , and is sometimes used by cabinet makers . The two sorts of tree are rarely or ne- ver found together ; the trunks of oak lie in clusters : hence an ...
... common , but I saw only the latter . It is black , very hard , quite free from decay , and is sometimes used by cabinet makers . The two sorts of tree are rarely or ne- ver found together ; the trunks of oak lie in clusters : hence an ...
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acre act of Tinwald afterwards appear Bailiff Balasalla Ballaugh barrel bill Bishop boat British called Castle Rushen Castletown Chaloner chief chiefly church clay-slate common consent Coroner court crown custom Deemster Douglas dozen Duke of Athol duty Earl of Derby English estates feet fish former formerly four Godred Godred Crovan Governor granted grey wacké-slate half harbour House of Keys hundred inhabitants Ireland island Isle jury King of England King of Norway Kirk Michael land Laxey Lezayre licence Lord Lord's Malew Manks Marown ment miles natives nearly northern Norway obliged offender officers Olave parish parliament party Peel Peel castle person possession pounds present prison punishment Ramsey Reginald reign revenue rocks Scotland sheading sheep shillings side slate Sodor soil Statute-book statutes stone strata sufficient supposed Tinwald tion tithes town trade usually vessels yards
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Page 72 - ... ocean. It is divided into distinct columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth ; and they drive the water before them with a kind of rippling.
Page 42 - But it may be questionable whether the rot in sheep is so much owing to the vegetables in marshy grounds, as to a flat insect called a fluke (Fasciola hepatica), which is found in these wet situations adhering to the stones and plants, and likewise in the livers and biliary ducts of sheep that are affected with the rot. From experiments conducted with accuracy, it appears that neither sheep, cows, horses, goats, nor swine feed upon this plant.
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Page 72 - The first check this army meets in its march southward, is from the Shetland Isles, which divide it into two parts ; one wing takes to the east, the other to the western shores of Great Britain, and fill every bay and creek with their numbers ; others pass on towards Yarmouth, the great and ancient mart of Herrings ; they then pass through the British channel, and, after that, in a manner disappear...
Page 317 - ... rents, services, and other incidents to such courts belonging, their wastes, commons, and other lands, inland waters, fisheries, and mills, and all mines, minerals, and quarries, according to their present rights therein, felons...
Page 129 - ... assign this, that there is something of enchantment in it. They tell you that the castle was at first inhabited by fairies, and afterwards by giants, who continued in...
Page 152 - ... light, but what is admitted through a small window at the east end. " About the middle of the area, a little to the northward of the churches, is a square pyramidical mount of earth, terminating obtusely.
Page 132 - Russin, in the form of a woman, who was some years since executed for the murder of her child. I have heard not only persons who have been confined there for debt, but also the soldiers of the garrison, affirm they have seen it various...