South Devon and south Cornwall, with a full description of Dartmoor and the Isles of Scilly . 6d.) is a picturesque fishingvillage with a pretty little church built 1885, and a lifeboat. Notonly to the geologist, for whom the coast hereabout has muchinterest, but to the lover of quiet out-of-the-way nooks by thesea, Coverack will commend itself. The cliff-scenery to thesouthward is very fine, and Black Head, about 1|- m., is one ofthe finest bits of savage rock in the district. Supposing thepedestrian to follow the cliff-track, he ought to allow a good hourfor the much indented two miles from
South Devon and south Cornwall, with a full description of Dartmoor and the Isles of Scilly . 6d.) is a picturesque fishingvillage with a pretty little church built 1885, and a lifeboat. Notonly to the geologist, for whom the coast hereabout has muchinterest, but to the lover of quiet out-of-the-way nooks by thesea, Coverack will commend itself. The cliff-scenery to thesouthward is very fine, and Black Head, about 1|- m., is one ofthe finest bits of savage rock in the district. Supposing thepedestrian to follow the cliff-track, he ought to allow a good hourfor the much indented two miles from Black Head to Carrick Luz(the grey rock), and then pushing onward past the sandy beachof Kennack Cove, he should turn inland, at Caerleon Cove,to Polteseo, a hamlet once famous for its serpentine quarriesand in a fine rocky valley. Returning to the cliffs, KildownPoint and Ynys Head, with fine cliffs, are then passed, andCadgwith (p. 270) is reached in another 1J m. From Polteseoby road through Ruan Minor (small restored church) it is only amile to Cadgwith. SECTION MAP N° XII THE LIZARD. THE LIZARD. Approach.—Rail to Helston, thence by motor omnibus about fourtimes each weekday to the Lizard (car fare, Is. 9d). The motor keeps to themain road. Motor-coaches from Penzance and Falmouth daily. Fre-quent car trips from St. Ives. Hotels,—Ample in the neighbourhood of Mullion, at Lizard Town, atCadgwith, and at Coveraek. Inquiry should be made of the manager as tohotel conveyances. The word Lizard is a corruption of Lis-arth = the high courtor enclosure. Under this name is included the whole of the penin-sula south of the Helf ord estuary, but it is applied more particularlyto the southern extremity of it. The isthmus, measuring fromGweek, at the head of that tidal arm of the sea, to Looe Pool, isa trifle over 3 miles in width. As seen either from the eastor west the sky-line of the district is singularly unbroken, and acloser acquaintance reveals the fact that the penin
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