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and striated from Euts deeper at west ends than at east 
ends {Fifth Report, p. 28). 
(5) Miavig, an arm of sea branching up from Loch Eoag on west 
coast. On top of a hill called Dramainan Voltas, 270 feet above 
sea, there is an immense assemblage of boulders, chiefly on north 
and west slopes {Lithograph JSTo. 29, Plate X.) {Fifth Report, p. 29). 
(6) Garry-na-hine to Carlowrie. Eocks along and near road, show 
smooth faces towards west. At low levels they vary in their aspects, 
as W.; — W. by S.; — and even W.S.W. But at higher levels, viz., 
above 300 feet, the smoothed faces are pretty uniformly towards 
W.N.W. {Fifth Report, p. 30). 
The explanation of this seemed to be that the rocks at high levels 
were exposed to a normal current from X.W., whilst rocks at low 
levels were exposed to diverging and eddying currents. 
Convener examined particularly striated rocks described by Dr 
James Geikie {Lond. Geol. Journal for 1873, p. 537), who expressed 
an opinion that the striae had been formed by a glacier which moved 
across the slope of the rocks from the S.E. The Convener, after 
twice examining these rocks, was of opinion that the striae had been 
formed by some agent passing from the X.W., inasmuch as indi- 
vidual striae were most deeply cut at their X.W. ends (see 
sketches in Fifth Report, p. 30, and plate viii. fig. 32). 
Boulders seen leaning against rocks on their east sides, as if 
thereby stopped in their progress eastwards. 
(7) Beinn-a-Bhune, a hill about 400 feet above sea, mentioned 
by Dr Geikie. Eocks seen by Convener smoothed, and boulders so 
situated as to show probable movement from W.X.W. 
(8) Barvas Hills, 800 to 900 feet high, 5 miles north of Storno- 
way, examined by Convener, who found on them smoothed rock, 
and boulders indicating movement from X. and X.W. 
(9) In district between Barvas Hills and sea-coast to north there 
are long lines of escars, composed chiefly of coarse gravel, with 
boulders lying occasionally on their ridges ; these boulders in many 
places piled on one another, and in such a way as to show transport 
from X.W. 
Several of these escars run for miles continuously, and reach to 
the north coast, following a direction generally X.W., with occa- 
sional deflections. 
