 | James Fraser - 1844 - 908 strani
...in breadth remains. A chain of arid sand hills lies along its western margin for nearly seven miles, varying from a mile to a quarter of a mile in breadth ; and during storms the sand is drifted over the adjacent lands, spreading sterility around. At times the... | |
 | 1845 - 1288 strani
...also a ridge of elevated ground about five miles in extent. Between the two ridges, there is a strath, varying from a mile to a quarter of a mile in breadth, and watered by different streams, which, after their junction near the beautiful villa of Kinharvey, alias... | |
 | James Fraser (of Dublin.) - 1849 - 772 strani
...in breadth remains. A chain of arid sand hills lies along its western margin for nearly seven miles, varying from a mile to a quarter of a mile in breadth ; and during storms the sand is drifted over the adjacent lands, spreading sterility around. At times the... | |
 | Charles Stuart Forbes - 1861 - 412 strani
...natural defensive capabilities. The promontory on which it is situated is four miles in length, varies from a mile to a quarter of a mile in breadth, and is, on an average, about 600 or 700 feet above the sea. It is connected with the mainland by a low... | |
 | 1866 - 632 strani
...reaches out about four miles into the sea, curving round to the westward at its furthest point, so as to form a little bay, and terminating in a lighthouse....seven hundred feet, it looks almost like some sleeping sea monster heaving its huge bulk half above the waters. Towards the mainland, these rocks end abruptly... | |
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Consisting as it does of a chain of rocks varying from a mile to a quarter of a mile in breadth, and... 