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former place. Seen from the east or west sides, this splendid tor has a 

 rudely j)yramidal shape, but when looked at from the north or south, it 

 rises up like a fine tall tower, and may be seen 3 or 4 miles off standing 

 up boldly from the surrounding jungle. In height it cannot be less than 

 50 or 55 feet. The lower sketch shows it as seen from the north side. 

 The fourth sketch (Fig. 4) represents another fine tor perched on the 

 top of a hillock h'ing between the village of Tirppeir and the Yeddacul 



FlO. 4. — TOU OF GRANITOID GNEISS NEAR TlKI'l'KlK. 



rock, before alluded to. The uppermost block is probably about 12 feet 

 high, and appears to stand on a base so small as to suggest its being 

 in an extremely unsafe position. Many of the tors around tlie 

 hillock evidently owe their origin to the preva- 

 lence of a great north and south system of joints, 

 and that figured seems also due to fissures of jointing. As seen from below 

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Jointing. 



