XXXIV. Notes on the Geology of Fife

Abstract

The county of Fife lies between the firths of Forth and Tay, and forms with Kinross a rectangle 36 miles in length by 14 in breadth. The total area of the two counties is about 600 square miles, and the coast-line extends to 85 miles. Through the middle of the county, for the greater part of its length, runs a hollow—the Howe of Fife, in the eastern half of which the river Eden flows, discharging itself into St. Andrews Bay. From Loch Leven the river of the same name issues, and after an easterly course of 12 miles falls into Largo Bay. Along the northern boundary to the west are the Ochil Hills, which are continued eastward as a ridge of moderate height between the Eden and the Tay, one of the peaks, Norman's Law, being 850 feet. North-east of Loch Leven are the Lomond Hills, 1713 feet; Largo Law, 1020 feet, is a conspicuous landmark on the bay of that name, and to the east of this Kelly Law rises to 800 feet. The Cullalo Hills, near Aberdour, attain a height of 750 feet, while the Cleish and Saline Hills, of similar height, are situated in the extreme west of the county. The surface of Fifeshire generally is undulating, exhibiting considerable variety, and the scenery in many parts is highly picturesque. The geological map of Fife might be represented by a tricolor flag, the three horizontal bands corresponding to the three great formations of which the rock-strata of the This 250-word extract was created in the absence of an abstract