 Druinry, as ascertained by a bore put down, is 230 feet. For several miles to the east the depth is nearly as great. Consequently, if this hollow be an old river-bed, the ancient river that flowed in it must have entered the Clyde at a depth of more than...  Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society - Page 330by Edinburgh Geological Society - 1870Full view - About this book
 | Geological Society of Glasgow - 1874 - 392 pages
...upwards of 200 feet ; and, "if so, then it followed that the rocky bed of the ancient Clyde must be buried under more than 200 feet of surface deposits from Bowling downwards to the sea." Nothing was inferred by Mr. Croll regarding what may have been the condition of the Clyde above Bowling,... | |
 | Henry Woodward - 1870 - 684 pages
...upwards of 200 feet, and, " if so, then it followed that the rocky bed of the ancient Clyde must be buried under more than 200 feet of surface deposits, from Bowling downwards to the sea." Nothing was inferred by Mr. Croll regarding what may have been the condition of the Clyde above Bowling,... | |
 | Henry Woodward - 1870 - 668 pages
...upwards of 200 feet, and, " if so, then it followed that the rocky bed of the ancient Clyde must be buried under more than 200 feet of surface deposits, from Bowling downwards to the sea." Nothing was inferred by Mr. Croll regarding what may have been the condition of the Clyde above Bowling,... | |
 | James Croll - 1875 - 624 pages
...depth of this hollow, below the present sea-level at Drumry, as ascertained by a bore put down, ie 230 feet. For several miles to the east the depth...excavations which have been made has the rock ever been reached from Bowling downwards. The probability is. that this deep hollow passes downwards continuously... | |
 | James Croll - 1875 - 632 pages
...more than 200 feet below the present sea-level ; and if so, then, it follows that the rocky bed of tho ancient Clyde must lie buried under more than 200...excavations which have been made has the rock ever been reached from Bowling downwards. The probability is, that this deep hollow passes downwards continuously... | |
 | James Croll - 1893 - 718 pages
...depth of 51 fathoms from the surface. The depth of this hollow, below the present sea-level at Druinry, as ascertained by a bore put down, is 230 feet. For...excavations which have been made has the rock ever been reached from Bowling downwards. The probability is, that this deep hollow passes downwards continuously... | |
 | Edinburgh Geological Society - 1870 - 434 pages
...land in relation to the sea stood at least 100 feet higher than at present. River Channel from Kilsyfh westward to the Clyde. — In all probability the...excavations which have been made has the rock ever been reached from Bowling downwards. The probability is, that this deep hollow passes downwards continuously... | |
 | Geological Society of Glasgow - 1874 - 372 pages
...upwards of 200 feet; and, "if so, then it followed that the rocky bed of the ancient Clyde must be buried under more than 200 feet of surface deposits from Bowling downwards to the sea." Nothing was inferred by Mr. Croll regarding what may have been the condition of the Clyde above Bowling,... | |
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