Excerpt from A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, Including the Isle of Man, Vol. 3 of 3: Comprising an Account of Their Geological Structure; With Remarks on Their Agriculture, Scenery, and Antiquities Fig. 13.-the minuteness and separation of the portions, cause this also to put on a very peculiar appearance. It must be remarked, on this and some of the preceding figures, that the rock is sometimes columnar, as is indicated in the sketches' nor do the entangled portions of the strata disturb or in any way affect that disposition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.