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THE BEITISH ISLES. 



ones form in more than one respect a portion of the Iliglihinds. The island 

 of Arran, between the Firth of Clyde and Kilbrannan Sound, rises into 

 lofty mountains in its nortliern part, and its most elevated peak, Gaodhbhein 

 (2,866 feet)— that is, the " Winrly Mountain," corrupted into Goat Fell by the men 



Fig. 152. — The Island of Arran. 

 Scale 1 : 325,000. 



W.of G 



Depth Tinder 26 

 Fathoms. 



5 Miles. 



of Saxon speech — attains a greater height than any other mountain in the south 

 of Scotland. Arran, by its relief and wild aspect, forms part of the Highland 

 region, but its geological structure attaches it to the Lowlands ; for although 

 its northern portion is composed of metamorphosed Silurian rocks pierced by 

 granite, its southern and lower half resembles the neighbouring Lowlands in its 



