. Manual of the geology of Ireland. in Dublin Bay. On the coast of Antrim, aspointed out by Du Noyer, it is of special interest, asat Larne, at Magheramorne, and Island Magee, east andwest of Larne Lough, and at Kilroot, on Belfast Lough,flint arrow-heads and other implements occur in themarine gravels. Du Noyer considered that the imple-ments found at Magheramorne are of an older type thanthose at Kilroot. The Kilroot gravels rest on bluish clays,and contain shells, some of which are stated by and Mr. Stewart to have now disappeared from Ancient Sea Margins. 257 the neighbouring s
. Manual of the geology of Ireland. in Dublin Bay. On the coast of Antrim, aspointed out by Du Noyer, it is of special interest, asat Larne, at Magheramorne, and Island Magee, east andwest of Larne Lough, and at Kilroot, on Belfast Lough,flint arrow-heads and other implements occur in themarine gravels. Du Noyer considered that the imple-ments found at Magheramorne are of an older type thanthose at Kilroot. The Kilroot gravels rest on bluish clays,and contain shells, some of which are stated by and Mr. Stewart to have now disappeared from Ancient Sea Margins. 257 the neighbouring seas. The upper beach at Larne belongsto the 2 5-feet sea. But it would appear probable that theKilroot sands belong to the 12-feet beach, while theunderlying clays are the estuarine deposits of the time ofthe 25-feet sea beach. Dr. Grainger and Mr. S. A. Stewarthave published a list of the shells found, in the Report for 1874. The Curran, Larne, is apparentlyone of the best places for procuring them. Besides the raised. Lugs and Terraces at Leenaun, Killary Harbour, Co. Galway, v. gravel terrace ; vv,sloping terrace ; vvv ioo feet terrace ; vvvv, 320 feet terrace ; vwvv flat bottomed coom. beaches on this coast are the previously-mentioned caves,formed at the times both of the 12 and 25-feet beaches. Near Greenore, Carlingford Bay, Traill records shellgravel terraces at a little above high-water mark andabout 15 feet higher. In the gravels near Greenore coast-guard station are flint implements, and in other placesMr. D. J. Rowan found the remains of kitchen Noyer has also directed attention to the beaches onthe east coasts of Meath and Dublin, in which are bones of such animals as the sheep, pig, and ox, also S 258 Geology of Ireland. numerous shells and the remains of fires, as if kitchenmiddens had existed prior to the formation of the of these ancient human relics seem to be in the12-feet, others in the 25-feet sea beaches. The 2
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