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surface soil ; in the hollows in some places greenstones 

 appear, either the tops of dikes shewing here in their inland 

 course, or the edges of beds emerging from under the clay- 

 stone. After our hard day's work, we are glad to find that 

 Lag is less than three miles distant from Benan-head. At a 

 turn of the road and fall in the ground near the Kilmorie 

 post-office, we see the old church of Kilmorie, perched on a 

 high bank over Torlin Water; and soon the welcome sight of 

 the peaceful hollow and neat inn greets the eye we shall 

 find few inns anywhere in which there is the same attention 

 to our wants, and the menage so unexceptionable. 



