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II. A Geological Account of the Southern District 

 of Stirlingshire, commonly called the Campsie 

 Hills, with a few remarks relative to the two 

 prevailing Theories as to Geology , and some e^'- 

 amples given illustrative of these remarks. 



Bj Lieutenant-Colonel Imrie, F. R. S. Edin, 



( Read 1 st February 1 8 1 2 . J 



The tract of country to be here described, is at 

 present denominated the Campsie Hills, and was 

 formerly called Lennox. It is almost entirely si- 

 tuated in Stirlingshire, and forms the southern dis- 

 trict of that county. In the west, it commences 

 between the town of Dunbarton and the village 

 of Drymen, and stretches from thence towards 

 the east and north-east; in which direction, it is 

 about twenty-two miles in length, but in its breadth 

 it is variable. About the centre of the district, it 

 is nearly ten miles broad, and this breadth di- 

 minishes towards its western and eastern extremi- 



