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to the Magnetic Pavilion enclosure. It occupies a position 

 about 366 m. (400 yards) to the east of its former site and 

 about 3.05 m. ( 10 ft.) north-west of the thermometer stand. 

 The height of the gage was found to be 1.75 m. less than in 

 its old position in the Observatory grounds. Its present 

 height is 45.6 m. (149' 6") above Mean Sea Level. The 

 gages are read at midnight on the last day of each calendar 

 month. 



The monthly totals for 1867 and 1868 are those recorded by a 

 monthly 8" gage. 



Further details regarding the exposure and site of the barometer, 

 thermometer and rain gage will be found in the aimual 

 volumes already referred to. 



VALENCIA OBSERVATORY 

 (Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, Ireland) 



Lat. 51° 56' N. Long. 10° 15' W. 

 Site. 



Valencia Observatory derives its name from the fact that it was 

 originally established on Valencia Island in 1867. It was 

 removed to the mainland in March 1892, and now lies in a 

 direct line between the old site on Valencia Island and the 

 town of Cahirciveen, about 2^ miles (4 km.) north-east 

 from the former, and three-quarters of a mile ( i km.) south- 

 west of the latter. It is quite remote from any other build- 

 ings. The general character of the country surrounding the 

 Observatory is hilly. The eastern bank of the Cahir river is 

 about 150 m. to the westward, and in that direction there is 

 no very high ground between the Observatory and the open 

 sea, some 3^ miles (6 km.) away. To the north-west, how- 

 ever, are hills varying in height from 400 (120 m.) to 900 

 ft. (275 m.), the highest being less than 3 miles (5 km.) 

 distant. These are only separated by a narrow gully running 

 in a NNW direction from other hills equally high, which 

 stretch away to the northward ; the nearest of these is but 

 little more than a mile (i^ km.) from the Observatory. 

 Beyond the town of Cahirciveen to the north-east the river 

 opens out considerably, and the country in this direction be- 

 comes an open boggy basin, rising by only a gentle gradient. 

 Southward of this, however, it soon rises again, and at about 

 a mile south-east of the Observatory it culminates in a hill 



