Name: THE RIVER SCENERY AT THE HEAD OF THE VALE OF NEATH
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THE RIVER SCENERY AT THE HEAD OF THE VALE OF NEATH

Very good condition. Third Edition revised and enlarged. Grey cardwraps. B/w photos. 110 pages including index plus 31 plates.

Some wear to spine. Creasing to a few corners. White correction fluid to top of first (blank) page.

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I. Introduction: Our Scenic Heritage
II. Some Early Visitors and Their Impressions
III. The Position, Extent, and Structure of the Area
1. The limits and character of the area
2. The development of a river
3. The geological structure of the county around Ystradfellte
IV. The Influence of Rocks and their Structures upon the Scenery of some of the Tributaries of he Neath
1. Stream courses on the Old Red Sandstone
2. Stream courses on the Carboniferous Limestone caves and underground rivers
3. Stream courses on the Upper Carboniferous Rocks (Millstone Grit and Coal Measures)
4. Waterfalls; their nature and origin
5. The waterfalls of the upper 'Vale of Neath'
V. The Geological History of the River Neath and its Tributaries
1. Prologue
2. The accumulation of the foundation rocks
3. The surface upon which the river system began to develop
4. Changes in the drainage pattern
5. An alternative view
6. The final episodes
VI. Conclusion
VII. Bibliography