SEA AND LAND 



anter religious analogies do not appear in the names of these 

 striking pictures of the rocky shores, the solemn spirit of the 

 seafaring people who have given them their designations, 

 seems to lead them to choose the appellations from the 



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Yesnabie Castle, Orkney 



The view shows a p"'>d specimen of a pinnacled rock which has been separated from the cliff by the 

 long-continued action of waves and ice. It should be noted that all the debris of the rock between the 

 pinnacle and the shore has been broken up and carried away. The main cliflf as well as the detached mass 

 shows distinct joints, and also beddinj; planes. The latter exhibit in a remarkable manner the phenomena 

 of cross bedding. This shows that they were formed upon or near an ancient shoreline. 



Other side of their faitli. The Devil and his realm come in 

 for more than a fair share of the titles l)y wliicli these notable 

 points are designated. His Majesty's thumb, nose, and other 

 conspicuous bodily parts, are all commemorated. These men 

 of the sea appear to have found in their association with it 



