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numerous fissures. In some instances, the chalk is con-
verted i11to a compact crystalline marble,‘ viz. when it
comes into contact with these dykes. The entire chalky
mass is capped with basalt ,' but near the summit of the
jclifl's, which rise to. a height of 300 feet, two beds are
,seen,,which at a distance appear like chalk ; but, upon a
nearer examination, are found to be a breccia, composed
of chalk, intermixed with tlints and basaltic concretions.‘
'l‘l1e.external surfaces of these fragments appear to have
undergone considerable alterations, and they are pene-
trated by nests of a greenish substance, apparently
stcatite. A .
. . Beneath Kenbaan Head are numerous caves in the
chalky cliffs, only capable of being visited by a boat,
extremely beautiful and curious. These caves are per-
fectly dry, and are used as boat-houses in winter, and
places for boat-building in summer. ‘The excavation
usually called Grace Staples Cave, between Kenbaan and
;B.ally,-Castle, is particularly remarkable for the colnmnarity
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(14% ‘xi forms a sharp, narrow tract of land, whose highest point
3? ’ T .7 is 70 feet above its surface, connected to the main land by
V VM.-5 ‘ an isthmus completely broken through; over this chasm
:5 ‘ hang abruptly the ruins of an ancient castle, the gate-way
E33 '15 of which is tolerably perfect, once the strong hold of the
4,9. M‘Alisters, a hardy, stubborn enemy to the Queen, in
‘fgij ‘ ‘:1; the deputyship of Sir John Perrot: this site, like that of
% Dunluce, appears to have been selected for the narrowness
"' . x of its approach, and its consequent security of defence.
)1 ,; Beneath M‘Alister-castle, on each side of the chasm,
3:: ‘AW enormous whyndykes may,be distinctly traced, and in
3735: M I every direction the promontory appears shattered and
‘convulsed; masses of basalt (mingled sometimes with
chalky debris, and flints), are seen protruding through
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