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have been swept away by a glacier. Glacier must, therefore, 
have existed, and disappeared, before embankment formed. 
The only solution of problem seems to be, that after glacier 
had filled valley, carrying down blocks and debris to Farr, 
land sank under sea, destroying glacier, but not disturbing 
position of boulders, or carrying away much of moraines. 
In this Flichity Valley an isolated hill, about 1620 feet above 
sea. Near the top of hill, rocks (gneiss) on W. and N.W. sides 
present an appearance of having been rubbed and ground down ; 
on its W.N.W., S.E., and E. sides, boulders of gneiss attract 
attention, not only from size, but from very precarious positions. 
Boulders evidently erratic, for though gneiss, they are different 
kind of gneiss from that forming hill, and, being rounded, they 
have undergone considerable friction before reaching present 
position. The hill remarkably precipitous where boulders 
situated, insomuch that if they had fallen from any height, 
they would have rolled down. To prevent this, boulders must 
have been brought close to side of the hill where now lie, and 
let gently or gradually down upon hill-side. 
A sketch is given of one of these boulders, to show how near 
it is to a precipitous portion of the hill. (See Plate, Sketch IV.) 
These boulders about 500 feet above bottom of the valley. 
In descending from this hill top, along the north side four 
several horizontal terraces passed, separated from one another 
by about 100 feet less or more, having appearance of old beach 
lines. On these terraces the boulders more numerous than 
elsewhere. (Mr Jolly of Inverness, was guide to Convener). 
On N.W. of Craig Phasdrick Hill, Inverness, the hard con- 
glomerate rocks bared, rounded, and smoothed, and sloping 
towards N.W., at about 500 feet above sea; on south side of 
hill, same rocks rough and vertical. 
Transported boulders of gneiss, &c., on N.W. side of bill — 
none elsewhere. 
Many of these boulders have sides sloping down to N.W. 
On several parts of hill, especially east side, rocks (old 
conglomerate, coarse and compact) broken up into huge 
cubical masses, similar to Tomriach boulder (see page 158) — 
many much larger. 
