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IV.—On the Geology of the District from Cil-y-Coed to the St. Annes–Llanllyfni Ridge (Carnarvonshire)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

E. Wynne Hughes M.Sc., F.G.S.
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The existence of two ridges of Pre-Cambrian rocks in South-West Carnarvonshire is well known. The more northerly of these ridges extends from near Bangor to Carnarvon, a distance of just over 8 miles. It runs in a south-westerly direction, close to and parallel with the Menai Straits, and terminates at the hill called Twthill—a prominent feature in the town of Carnarvon. The more southerly ridge—commonly known as the St. Annes–Llanllyfni ridge—stretches from St. Annes in the Nant-Ffrancon Valley to the village of Llanllyfni in the Nantlle Valley. This ridge is 12 miles long and has a south-westerly trend; it is therefore roughly parallel to the Carnarvon-Bangor ridge, from which it is distant about 2 miles. It is with the area at the south-west end of the St. Annes–Llanllyfni ridge that the following remarks are concerned. The object of my

investigation has been to establish the succession of rocks in this area, and to correlate it, if possible, with the main portion of the ridge lying to the north-east. The results are set out in detail in the following pages. Text-map I shows the position of these two Pre-Cambrian ridges and also the extent of the area to be considered in detail.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , January 1917 , pp. 12 - 25
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1917

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1 The area here dealt with is shown on Map II in dotted lines.

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