304 Chas. Davison — British Earthquakes, 1891. 



longer axis of the disturbed area ran east and west, i.e. parallel to 

 the direction of folding in the district. The earthquake of 1889 

 was therefore a longitudinal earthquake, and that of 1891 a transverse 

 earthquake. 



Authorities. — The published accounts of this earthquake are very 

 scanty, and for all that is of value in the preceding description I am 

 indebted to the kindness of the following ladies and gentlemen who 

 courteously replied to my inquiries either addressed to them or printed 

 in two or three of the local newspapers : Bolverton, Rev. S. G. 

 Gregory ; Boscastle, Dr. A. Wade and Mr. J. Brown ; Camelford, 

 Mr. E. Eogers ; Egloskerry, Eev. W. S. Sloane-Evans ; Five Lanes 

 Inn, Mr. A. Chapman ; Jacobstow, Rev. F. T. Batchelor ; Michael- 

 stow, Eev. W. H. Gillett ; Otterham, Eev. E. H. Archer-Shepherd ; 

 Poundstock, Mr. J. D. Graf; St. Clether, Rev. F. Partridge; St. 

 Juliot, Mr. W. H. Sanders ; St. Kew, Mr. \V. Hitchin ; Tintagel, 

 Miss B. F. Cooke ; Treneglos, Mr. J. C. Chapman ; Victoria Inn, 

 Mrs. Greenwood ; Warbstow, Mr, W. Petherick. 



Earthquakes in Inverness-shire. 



For the following list of shocks I am indebted to the valuable 

 observations of Mr. John Grant of Invergarry ; Mr. Murdoch 

 Matheson, who has removed from Feddan to Ardochy ; and Mr. A. 

 Campbell, of Loch-hourn Head. Ardochy lies on the north side of 

 Loch Garry about a mile from its west end. At Glen Quoich and 

 Glen Kingie, earthquake-shocks are occasionally felt, though none 

 has been observed at either place during the past year by Mr. D. 

 Grant and Mr. A. G. Foster, both of whom are doing useful work in 

 recording the occurrence of earthquakes felt by them. It is worthy 

 of notic'-* that all the six places here mentioned lie close to a lino 

 joining Invergarry and Lochhourn Head. Every one of the seven- 

 teen or eighteen shocks mentioned below was felt by more than one 

 observer. 



Feb. 24. 22h. 55m., Invergarry, resembling the sound of a carriage. 

 „ 2oh. 20m., Loch-hourn Head, a rumbling noise with a 

 slight movement, lasting fully ten seconds. This shock 

 may be the same as the preceding, but the distance 

 between Invergarry and Loch-hourn Head is 23 miles, 

 and no shock is recorded about this time at either 

 Ardochy, Glen Quoich or Glen Kingie. 



Feb. 25. Ih. 15m., Invergarry, like a heavy carriage passing. 



Mar. 1. 15h. 15m., Ardochy, a shock lasting eight seconds. 



,, 21h. 2om., Ardochy, a stronger shock than the preceding, 

 lasting four seconds, and preceded by a rumbling noise. 



Mar. 2. 22h. 15m., Invergarry, like a heavy carriage passing. 



Apr. 24. 14h. 30m., Ardochy, a shock of intensity IV., followed by 

 a noise resembling thunder. 



Aug. 27. 4h. 30m. and 6h., Invergarry, like a heavy carriage passing. 



Aug. 30. 16h. 15m., Invergarry, the same. 



Nov. 16. lOh. 25m., 14h. 15m., and 20h. 45m., Ardochy, slight 

 shocks without any accompanying noise. 



