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Notes by William Jolly, Esq., Inverness, On The Transportation of Rocks Found on the South Shores of the Moray Firth
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2014
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Along the south shores of the inner portion of the Moray Firth, certain movements of rocks have taken place in geological times which are interesting as bearing on the inquiry into the general transportation of boulders over Scotland. These rocks are, happily, of very distinctive varieties, which renders the question of their source and movements a comparatively easy one. On these, I beg to offer some rapid notes, in connection with the work of the Boulder Committee.
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- Proceedings 1878–79
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page 183 note * There is another Clach Sgiolte, about 1¼ mile from the source of the Findhorn, called the Eskin, some 2070 feet above the sea.
page 185 note * I have no notes of the distribution of these boulders east of Lossiemouth. Mr Wallace, head master of Inverness High School, and a good geologist, tells me that he saw recently large blocks of both the Dirrie More and Kinsteary granites at Buckie in Banff, dug out of the new harbour. It would be interesting to ascertain how far east these easily distinguished rocks have been carried.
page 185 note * The author purposes entering into greater detail in regard particularly to the remarkable carried blocks of the valley of the Nairn, in a special paper on the glaciation of that valley.