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Glens or Cushendahl is situated ; the loftier ridge o£ Lurgethan also 

 runs to the west forming a bold amphitheatre of beds skirting the 

 southern bank of that river, and at length joining the still more 

 elevated mountain of Teabuliagh which extends between the con- 

 fluence of the Ballyeemin and the Glenaan a tributary streamlet. 

 The summit of Teabuliagh exhibits basalt, chalk, and red sandstone ; 

 and from hence these formations continue to crown the mountain 

 chain which runs at the distance of about six miles from the sea, 

 while the lower hills which occur nearer the coast are occupied by- 

 rocks of much greater antiquity. 



Returning to Cushendall and tracing these as exhibited in the 

 section of the cliffs, the old red sandstone and conglomerate (fully 

 described page 149) lines the coast as far as the bay of Cushendon ; 

 near its termination at this point it is worn into many grotesque 

 forms, and presents considerable caverns ; here Mr, Buckland ob- 

 served that the cement of the conglomerate often passed from a 

 mechanical to a chemical state, and assumed all the characters of 

 regular clay porphyry of a reddish colour, which appears to indicate 

 the true relations of the porphyry at Killnadore. 



On the north of Cushendon point the valley of Glendun is seen 

 penetrating far into the country ; through this valley the mica slate 

 makes its appearance underlying the old red sandstone. The 

 mountains in the back ground are a continuation of the secondary 

 range from Teabuliagh and are of similar constitution. 



The cliffs of Cushleak ranging from the mouth of the Glendun 

 river to Murloch bay present mica slate, containing subordinate 

 beds of primitive limestone, syenite, and felspar porphyry. 



The hills rising above these cliffs, as they approach Murloch 

 bay, become covered with beds of red sandstone and chalk towards 

 their summits, and some of the highest points exhibit caps of 



