Scottish Geographical Magazine, Volumes 41 à 42Royal Scottish Geographical Society., 1925 |
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... Luce Bay is about 12 miles broad and 18 miles long - the two deep indentations being only about 6 miles apart at their heads . On the east , Wigtown Bay , separating Wigtownshire from Kirkcudbright- shire , adds to the shore length of ...
... Luce Bay is about 12 miles broad and 18 miles long - the two deep indentations being only about 6 miles apart at their heads . On the east , Wigtown Bay , separating Wigtownshire from Kirkcudbright- shire , adds to the shore length of ...
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... Luce SAND . SHINGLE + SAND . RHINNS CLIFFS WITH OF GALLOW NUMEROUS SHINGLE AND SAND BAYS SAND CLIFFS . BLOWN SAND ... Bay from Auchenmalg Bay northwards and from Cairnhead shore to the sands of Garlieston Bay . Bays of sand and of ...
... Luce SAND . SHINGLE + SAND . RHINNS CLIFFS WITH OF GALLOW NUMEROUS SHINGLE AND SAND BAYS SAND CLIFFS . BLOWN SAND ... Bay from Auchenmalg Bay northwards and from Cairnhead shore to the sands of Garlieston Bay . Bays of sand and of ...
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... bay is filled with marine deposits of sand and mud with a stretch of saltings behind . A narrow strip of saltings is ... Luce Bay there is a large area of blown sand rising in terraces to the undulating 4 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE .
... bay is filled with marine deposits of sand and mud with a stretch of saltings behind . A narrow strip of saltings is ... Luce Bay there is a large area of blown sand rising in terraces to the undulating 4 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE .
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... beach , causing , in times of gale , a disturbance of terrain that is most destructive to vegetation . Storm beaches , with no vegeta- tion at all , are in evidence at Physgill and Auchenmalg Bay ( Cock shore ) on the eastern side of Luce ...
... beach , causing , in times of gale , a disturbance of terrain that is most destructive to vegetation . Storm beaches , with no vegeta- tion at all , are in evidence at Physgill and Auchenmalg Bay ( Cock shore ) on the eastern side of Luce ...
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... bays of the Rhinns , the cliffs do not bear the onslaught of the waves , but are pro- tected by shelves of shingle and sand deposited by the tides . On the east of Luce Bay older and newer raised beaches , protected in front by deposits ...
... bays of the Rhinns , the cliffs do not bear the onslaught of the waves , but are pro- tected by shelves of shingle and sand deposited by the tides . On the east of Luce Bay older and newer raised beaches , protected in front by deposits ...
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