. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . oating and fishing, and pressing on wearrive at the famous pass known as Dunmail Raise, so called from thefact tliat here the brave and gallant Dunmail, last king of the CumbrianBritons, died in battle with the Saxons. Over the spot where he was 165 •-^ ,1 Lake District: Kcszvick. buried a large pile of stones, overgrown with moss, is raised, and is knownas Dunmails Cairn. The pass is flanked on either side by two loftymountain heights, known respectively as Seat Sandal and Steel
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . oating and fishing, and pressing on wearrive at the famous pass known as Dunmail Raise, so called from thefact tliat here the brave and gallant Dunmail, last king of the CumbrianBritons, died in battle with the Saxons. Over the spot where he was 165 •-^ ,1 Lake District: Kcszvick. buried a large pile of stones, overgrown with moss, is raised, and is knownas Dunmails Cairn. The pass is flanked on either side by two loftymountain heights, known respectively as Seat Sandal and Steel Fell,who frowningly look down from their altitude of 2,000 feet above DunmailRaise, while the pass itself is more than 700 feet above sea level. So onthe road leads along the side of beautiful Thirlmere, past the Castle Rockof Trierraain, on through the Vale of St. Johns, renowned for itsglorious scenery, till at last there bursts upon the view one of the mostsplendid scenes in Europe : the little town of Keswick, invested on everyside by mountains, crags, woods, and waters. In the distance we see how—•. His wizard course where hoary Derwent takesThrough crags and forest, glooms and opening lakes,Staying his silent waves to hear the roarThat stuns the tremulous cliffs of high Lodore. From Keswick the tourist may visit Buttermere, distant fourteen miles, bycoaches leaving the hotels about 10 and returning about 6 Thedrive for three miles of the route is by the side of Derwentwater, andglimpses of great beauty constantly come forth. The Bowder Stone, nearBorrowdale, in shape somewhat like the keel of a ship capsized, and said toweigh i,9ootons, is an object of interest on the way. The Lodore Cascade,sometimes called the English Niagara, and the Falls of Barrow, should notbe forgotten. Ullswater may also be visited from Keswick by public distance is fifteen miles. A pleasant sail by the steam yacht on thewaters of this fine lake may be enjoyed, or fo
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