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IN course of the short excursion to Loch Maree and its neighbourhood, Mr. Walter Carrutliers, of the Invernesw Courier, happened, on June 13, to light upon an interesting portion of the Cambrian or Torridon Red Sandstone of the district, forming part of the bed of the burn, near Loch Maree Hotel, on which occur what have been called the Victoria Falls, so named from the fact that the Queen visited them. There an exposed surface of the rock about sixteen feet in length, nearly as much in breadth, and almost perfectly level, is marked by several double grooves quite discernible, and each divided by a very thin raised line. These traverse the whole length of the rock in a perfectly straight line, and on both sides of them are roughnesses which, if we could entertain the idea that the grooving had been caused by some living creatures, might be produced by footprints which have been to a great extent obliterated. The impressions were so striking that they immediately suggested a recollection of the footprints discovered in the sandstones of Morayshire and Tarbatness, though there was no other resemblance than their marked character on the broad, flat rock. Having heard that Mr. William Jolly, H.M. Inspector-of Schools, was in the neighbourhood, Mr. Carruthers called his attention to the subject, and indicated where he should find the markings. Mr. Jolly was not slow to examine the spot, and he writes to Mr. Carrathers as follows, as given in the Inverness Courier of July I:—
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Curious Impressions in Cambrian Sandstone Near Loch Maree . Nature 23, 93–94 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/023093a0
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