Memoirs of the Geological Survey, Scotland —— Explanation of Sheet 22; Ayrshire (North Part), With Parts of Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire

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ISBN: 9781333728557 出版年：2016 页码：198 Great Britain Geological Survey Forgotten Books

5. The coast of Ayrshire, as shown upon this Map, is bordered by a flat terrace or raised beach which varies in breadth from only a few yards to fully two miles. The height of this terrace has been increased, and rendered unequal by the irregular accumulation of blown-sand which forms hummocks and flat lumpy elevations. The raised beach itself consists of sand and gravel, the upper surface of which, where unaffected by the.