. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 4> 50 • Gt. 5 Miles. wmch 12 miles are tunnelled, pours every second 380 gallons of water into thereservoirs of the town. Manchester, in looking to one of the lakes of Cumber-land for its supply of water, is only following the example set by this great city ofScotland. Almost without lochs, the Lowlands are poor, likewise, in islands, and the larger 308 THE BRITISH ISLES. ones form in more than one respect a portion of tlie Highlands. The islandof Arran, between the Firth of Clyde and Kilbrannan Sound, rises intolofty mountains in its northern part,
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 4> 50 • Gt. 5 Miles. wmch 12 miles are tunnelled, pours every second 380 gallons of water into thereservoirs of the town. Manchester, in looking to one of the lakes of Cumber-land for its supply of water, is only following the example set by this great city ofScotland. Almost without lochs, the Lowlands are poor, likewise, in islands, and the larger 308 THE BRITISH ISLES. ones form in more than one respect a portion of tlie Highlands. The islandof Arran, between the Firth of Clyde and Kilbrannan Sound, rises intolofty mountains in its northern part, and its most elevated peak, Gaodhbhein(2,866 feet)—that is, the Windy Mountain, corrupted into Goat Fell by the men Fig. 152.—The Island of 1 : 325, Depth under 26Fathoms. 26 to 55Fathoms. Over 55Fathoms. 5 Miles. of Saxon speech—attains a greater height than any other mountain in the southof Scotland. Arran, by its relief and wild aspect, forms part of the Highlandregion, but its geological structure attaches it to the Lowlands; for althoughits northern portion is composed of metamorphosed Silurian rocks pierced bygranite, its southern and lower half resembles the neighbouring Lowlands in its SOUTHERN SCOTLAND. 309 geological features. To this position on the borders of two geological domainsArran is indebted for the great variety of its sedimentary and eruptive rocks, andfor a corresponding variety of scenery. Lamlash Bay, sheltered by Holy Island,and surrounded by heights crowned with sepulchral pillars and other monuments,affords one of the safest anchorages on the Firth of Clyde, and seventy or eio-htyvessels frequently wait here for days and weeks for a favourable wind. The Isleof Bute, which penetrates far into the distri
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