140 KESWICK TO COCKERMOUTH- Continued. ON RIGHT FROM KESWICK. A few houses placed half a mile above the head of Buttermere Water, " under the most! extraordinary amphitheatre of mountainous rocks that ever Jeye beheld." This lake is one and a half miles long, and half a mile broad; and at its deepest part on the left. The lofty mountains seen above the opposite shore are Hay Stacks, High Crag, High is 90 feet deep. Char is taken 123 Hasness; (General Benson) 13 Stile, and Red Pike. Between plentifully. The distance between this lake and Crummock Water is about three quarters of a mile. The Chapel has been lately 113 rebuilt; before, it was the most diminutive in the kingdom. A road, nine miles in length, climbs a steep Haws upwards of 1000 feet high, and descending, into Keskadale and Newlands, proceeds to Keswick. This lake is about three miles long by three quarters of a mile broad. Its depth is in some parts 120 feet. It abounds with. char and fine trout. There are three small islands close to the shore at the head of the lake. A little before reaching Longthwaite, a few houses to the 8 left of the road, some high ground is interposed between the road and the lake. The road afterwards passes between Haws on the left, and Whiteside on the right. Lowes Water, which sends a stream into Crummock Lake is about one mile and a half distant. This lake is three quarters of a mile long, scarcely one quarter broad, and about 60 feet in extreme depth. It lies between Low Fell in the south, and Blake Fell in the north.] The scenery round its foot is, contrary to the general rule, finest at its foot, and here it is very grand. Melbreak forms a striking feature in the views. Road under Whiteside to Keswick which shortens the distance by two miles. For horsemen and pedestrians it is the preferable route. 7 4 The Deviation of the road through Lorton vill. to Keswick. famous yew tree, " pride of Lorton vale," stands near the junction of this road with that from Keswick to Cockermouth. 3 Buttermere vill. With a good Inn. Along the eastern shore of CRUMMOCK WATER. "The mountains of the vale of Buttermere and Crummock are no where so impressive as from the bosom of Crummock Water." WORDSWORTH. Longthwaite vill. Scale Hill. To Whitehaven, 14 miles by To Egremont, 15 miles by To Calder Bridge, by the Enter the Keswick and Cockermouth road. 9 miles from Keswick. COCKERMOUTH. 14 17 the two latter is a tarn, the stream running from which makes a pretty waterfall. Scale Force, the loftiest waterfall about the lakes, is 2 miles distant to the west of Crummock Water. Its height is 156 feet. A mountain path leads by this fall, and Floutern Tarn into Ennerdale, 6 miles. Having wound round a bold promontory called Rannerdale Knott, a splendid view of the lake is presented. Melbreak is a grand object on the other margin. From its foot there juts a narrow promontory, a little above which there is a remarkably fine view. The mountains on the east shore are Whiteless Pike, Ladhouse, Grasmoor, and Whiteside. Four miles from Buttermere, the road from Scale Hill to Cockermouth is entered. A turn must be made to the left. 18 There is a good inn at this place, where the tourist would do well to stay a few days. The village is about a quarter of a mile from the river Cocker, which flows from Crummock Water, and is here crossed by a bridge of five arches. A good prospect is obtained from an eminence in Mr Marshall's wood. The pedestrian may make his way by the stream issuing from Floutern Tarn behind Melbreak into Ennerdale, seven miles. 19 The road to Cockermouth passes through the vale of Lorton on the east bank of the Cocker. This vale presents many richly picturesque views. It is three miles in length,with 21 many elevated hills around; but not lofty enough to cast a gloom upon the smiling aspect 22 of the scenery. Lorton Hall, R. L. Bragg, Esq. 25 COCKERMOUTH is an ancient borough and neat market-town of 4500 inhabitants, seated at the junction of the Cocker with the Derwent, from which circumstance it derives its name. It sent two representatives to Parliament as early as the twenty-third year of Edward I., and, by the Reform Act, it has still the privilege of returning two members. The honour and castle of Cockermouth belong to General Wyndham. The ruins of this ancient fortress, formerly a place of great strength, are seated on a bold eminence which rises from the east bank of the Cocker. It was built soon after the Norman Conquest by Waldieve, first lord of Allerdale, of whose successors it was for many centuries the baronial seat. In 1648, it was garrisoned for King Charles, but being afterwards taken by the Parliamentarians, was dismantled by them, and has ever since lain in ruins, except a small part which the late Earl of Egremont sometimes inhabited. The Gateway Tower, embellished with the arms of the Umfravilles, Multons, Lucies, Percies, and Nevilles, is a striking object. On the north side of the town is a tumulus, called Toots Hill; one mile to the west are the remains of a rampart and ditch of an encampment, 750 feet in circuit, called Fitt's Wood. On the summit of a hill at Pap Castle, a village one mile and a half south-west of Cockermouth, are the traces of a Roman castrum. A great number of antique remains have been discovered at this place, and in the neighbourhood. The castle was subsequently the residence of the above-mentioned Waldieve, by whom it was demolished, and the materials used in the construction of Cockermouth Castle. Tickell, the poet, Addison's friend, was born at Bridekirk, two miles distant.* The seats in the neighbourhood are-Dovenby Hall, (F.L.B. Dykes, Esq.,) three miles north-west. Tallentire Hall, (William Browne, Esq.,) three and a half miles north. Isel Hall, (William Wybergh, Esq.,) three and a half miles north-east. Woodhall, (J. S. Fisher, Esq., two and a half miles north. The best inns are, the Globe, and the Sun. The distances to the principal towns in the neighbourhood are-Maryport, seven miles, Workington, eight miles, Keswick, by Whinlatter, twelve miles, by Bassenthwaite Water, thirteen and a half miles, Whitehaven, fourteen miles, Wigton, sixteen miles, Carlisle, twentyseven miles. Cockermouth is the birth place of the poet Wordsworth, who was born on the 7th April 1770. 142 IX. KESWICK.-BORROWDALE.-WAST WATER.--EGREMONT.-31 MILES. The wad mine is in a recess 223 cr. Seathwaite Bridge. called Gillercoom, in the side of the mountain on the right. The path crosses the stream at Far Bridge; from this place an immense mass of rock called Hanging Stone is visible. Near the mine are the famous yew trees. Advancing, Taylor's Gill forms a fine cascade after rain. 21 Sty Head Tarn, a desolate sheet of water, beyond which Great End rises abruptly. Farther on is Scawfell Pikes. -Sprinkling Tarn, which sends a stream into Sty Head Tarn, 19 is half a mile to the east. These tarns serve as guides in the jascent of the Pikes from Borrowdale. A mountain road of six miles 17 conducts from Wastdale Head, between Lingmell and the Screes, into Eskdale. The pedestrian and horseman may reach Ennerdale by the pass of Black Sail, or, by traversing another pass called Scarf Gap, may enter Buttermere dale at Gatescarth. This path is six 15 miles in length. Keppel Crag and Hind Crag on the left. Seathwaite vill. cr. Stockley Bridge. The road winds precipitously up Aaron End." 7 "Travellers who may not have been accustomed to pay attention to things so unobtrusive," says Wordsworth, speaking of the rude bridges of this district, "will excuse me if I point out the proportion between the span and elevation of the arch. the lightness of the parapet, and the graceful man-! ner in which its curve follows faithfully that of the arch." 93 Sty Head. 12 Wastdale Head. Head of Wast Water. 14 Bay's Brown. Taylor's Gill Band. Saddleback is seen over Borrowdale. A magnificent pass elevated 1250 feet above the valley. The road descends very steeply between Great Gable on the right, and Great End and Scawfell on the left, to Wastdale Head, a level and secluded valley, of a few hundred acres, at the head of Wast Water, shut in by lofty mountains that rise like walls from it Here is a chapel but no inn. Garnets are found embedded in the slate of Gable and Lingmell. 15 This lake is 3 miles in length, and about half a mile broad; its extreme depth is 270 feet.. Overbeck makes a pleasing 143 cr. Overbeck Bridge. 16 cascade some distance above the bridge. The finest view of the valley is observed from the northwest extremity of the Screes. Strands is a pretty little vil- 11 lage with two inns. The tourist making it his head quarters for a few days, will find many pleasant excursions in the vicinity. The view Wast of Water commanded from Latterbarrow, a rocky hill in the neighbourhood, is extremely fine. A curious ravine called Hawl Gill, in the south-east extremity of the Screes, is worth a visit; and those who are fond of mountain rambles, may pass along the summit of the Screes and descend to Wastdale Head. The views from this elevated situation are magnificent. The grand mountains and bare rocks around this lake, invest it with a peculiar air of desolation. The Screes, whose sides shiver in all the subdued colours of the rainbow," extend along the whole length of the opposite shore, whilst the road passes under Yewbarrow and Buckbarrow Pike. Crook End, -Rawson, Esq. From a field fronting Crook, there is one of the best views, not only of the head, but of the whole body, of the lake. From no other point of view are the colours of the Screes more beautiful, more majestic the 234 outline, more magnificent the frowning cliffs. 24 ོསྶ✖ཚ WILSON. The road from Gosforth to Egremont has been described in No. V. ON RIGHT FROM KESWICK. X. KESWICK-THRELKELD-PENRITH.-18 MILES. From Penrith. KESWICK. From Keswick. ON LEFT FROM KESWICK. 5 Observe the peculiar shape of Blencathara, from which the other name of that mountain is taken. Road to Caldbeck. 11 Greystock Castle, two miles on the left. The park is very extensive. The mansion is a fine building, containing some good pictures. Greystock Church, built in the reign of Edward II., contains some ancient monuments. Many relics of antiquity abound in the neighbourhood. 13 13 Red Hills. Road through Dacre to Pooley Bridge, at the foot of Ulles water, four miles. Dacre Castle, formerly the residence of the famous border family of Dacre, has been converted into a farm- 2 house. The name is derived from the exploits of one of their ancestors, at the siege of Acrethe St. Jean d'Acre of modern times-in the Holy Land under Richard Coeur de Lion. Another branch of this clan was settled at Gilsland in Cumberland. There are many ballads and traditions which still proclaim Douglas or Dacre's conquering name." Bede says, that a monastery once stood at Dacre, and about 930, a congress was held here, at which King Athelstan, accompanied by the King of Cumberland, received homage from Constantine, King of Scotland. PENRITH. The Crown; George. One mile and a half to the right, Dalemain, E. W. Hasell, Esq. 144 XL-PENRITH.-ULLES WATER.-PATTERDALE.-KIRKSTONE.-AMBLE SIDE.-24 MILES. **Instead of the first five miles and three quarters of the road given below, the Tourist may cross Eamont Bridge on the road to Kendal, turning to the right a little beyond, to Yanwath vill. (two miles,) leaving King Arthur's Round Table on the left. Here is Yanwath Hall, an ancient castellated building, a good specimen of the old Westmorland Hall. Sockbridge vill. is a mile further. The hall at this place is a ruin deserving the attention of the artist. Barton church is seen on the right a mile beyond. Pooley Bridge is reached five miles and three quarters from Penrith. It has been recommended, that, in order to see the lower part of Ulles Water to advantage, the Westmorland margin should be traversed for three or four miles; a boat might be in readiness to convey the stranger across the lake to the road usually taken. Waterfoot, Col. Salmond. 234 Pursue the Keswick road To reach Pooley Bridge a 18 quarter of a mile distant at the foot of the lake, a turn must be made to the left. There are two inns at this place, where post-horses and boats can be obtained. There is a good view of the lake from Dunmallet, a hill near the village. Road to New Church, so called, in distinction from Old Church, which stood on the margin of the lake. The former was consecrated by Bishop! Oglethorpe in 1558, while on his way to crown Queen Elizabeth; an office he had soon to regret having undertaken, when all the other prelates had refused, for he as well as the other Roman Catholic? Bishops were shortly afterwards deprived. This fine park, belonging to Henry Howard, Esq. of Corby, contains upwards of 1000 acres. It is well stocked with deer. At Sandwyke, on the opposite margin, a considerable stream called How Grain enters the lake. 17 15 cr. the Dacre. ULLES WATER. Rampsbeck Lodge Watermillock. Enter Gowbarrow Park. 1 Skirsgill, Mrs Parkin. 2 Dalemain, E.W. Hasell, Esq. Dunmallet,upo. which stood! a Roman fort. This lake is of a serpentine shape, nine miles long, a mile wide, and about 200 feet in extreme depth. It is divided threel by promontories into sections, called reaches, of unequal size, the smallest being the highest, and the largest the middle reach. Four small islands adorn the uppermost, 73 the scenery around which is of the grandest description. Halsteads, Marshall, Esq. on a promontory, called Skelley Neb. Hallin Fell projects from the Jopposite shore, and terminates the first reach. Swarth Fell is below Hallin Fell; between the two, Fusedale Beck enters the lake in the bay termed How Town Wyke. Lyulph's Tower, a hunting 13 List, ye who pass by Lyulph's At eve; how softly then Speak from the woody glen! Fit music for a solemn vale! And holier seems the ground To him who catches on the gale The spirit of a mournful tale Embodied in the sound. WORDSWORTH's Somnambulist. cr. Airey Bridge. Road to Keswick through |