Basaltic tower Castro Levit - foot of Magilligan Facade

Basaltic tower called Castro Levit at the foot of Magilligan Facade, by William Richardson (1740-1820). One of a series of illustrations relating to: Richardson, William, A Letter on the Alterations that have taken place in the Structure of Rocks, on the surface of the basaltic Country in the counties of Derry and Antrim, read 17 March 1808, and published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, vol 98 (1808), pp187-222. The drawings were presented to the Geological Society by George Bellas Greenough and William Babington, 3 March 1809. Watercolour on paper

1808 1809 Alterations Antrim Babington Basaltic Bellas Castro Counties Derry Geological Greenough Philosophical Relating Transactions

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