William Francis Ainsworth

William Francis Ainsworth (9 November 1807 – 27 November 1896) was an English surgeon from Exeter. He was also a writer, editor, geographer and geologist. Quotes The cliffs of Ballybunian are even less remarkable for their dimensions, than they are for the singular form of rocks, which seem as if carved by the hand of man; and, independently of the lofty mural precipices, whose angular proportions present every variety of arrangement, as in Smuggler's Bay, where they oftentimes are semicircularly arranged, like the groin-work of an arch, or the tablets or small strings running round a window, or are piled above one another in regular succession, presenting a geological phenomenon of great grandeur and magnificence, they have also other distinct beauties, which originate frequently in similar causes. John Savage Wikidata Q115393051 en 1050796710 6936048M 1885 New York Picturesque Ireland: a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland https://archive.org/details/picturesqueirela00sava 55-57 From his 1834 work "An Account of the Caves of Ballybunian in Kerry" External links Category:Authors from England Category:Geologists from England Category:Geographers from England Category:1807 births Category:1896 deaths Category:Surgeons