. The North Devon coast. THE NORTH DEVONCOAST CHARLES G. HARPER Let us, in Gods name, ad-venture one voyage more,alivays ivith this caution, that you be pleased totolerate my vulgar phrase, and to pardon 7ne if, inkeeping the plain higktvay, I use a plain loiv phrase ;and in rough, rugged and barren places, rude, rustic,and homely terms.—Thomas Westcote, London : CHAPMAN ^ HALL, •A PRINTED AND I!OUND BY HAZELL, WATSON ANP VINEY, LD. LONDON AND AYLESBURY. CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER I PAGEI LYNMOUTH CHAPTER II CHAPTER III LYNTON—THE WICHEHALSE FAMILY, IN FICTION AND IN FACT 21


. The North Devon coast. THE NORTH DEVONCOAST CHARLES G. HARPER Let us, in Gods name, ad-venture one voyage more,alivays ivith this caution, that you be pleased totolerate my vulgar phrase, and to pardon 7ne if, inkeeping the plain higktvay, I use a plain loiv phrase ;and in rough, rugged and barren places, rude, rustic,and homely terms.—Thomas Westcote, London : CHAPMAN ^ HALL, •A PRINTED AND I!OUND BY HAZELL, WATSON ANP VINEY, LD. LONDON AND AYLESBURY. CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER I PAGEI LYNMOUTH CHAPTER II CHAPTER III LYNTON—THE WICHEHALSE FAMILY, IN FICTION AND IN FACT 21 CHAPTER IV THE COAST, TO COUNTISBURY AND GLENTHORNE 35 CHAPTER V THE NORTH WALK—THE VALLEY OF ROCKS—LEE ABBEY —WOODA BAY—HEDDONS MOUTH—TRENTISHOE—THE HANGMAN HILLS . 44 viii CONTENTS CHAPTER VI PAGE COMBEMARTIN, AND ITS OLD SILVER MINES—THE CHURCH—WATERMOUTH CASTLE—HELE . 71 CHAPTER Vn combe IN HISTORY—MODERN COMBE—THE OLD CHURCH 84 CHAPTER Vni LUNDY—HISTORY OF THE ISLAND—WRECK OF THE MONTAGU —LUNDY OFFERED AT AUCTION—DESCRIPTION 106 CHAPTER IX CHAMBERCOMBE AND ITS HAUNTED HOUSE — BERRYNARBOR I23 CHAPTER X LEE—MORTE POINT—MORTHOE AND THE TRACYLEGEND — WOOLACOMBE — GEORGEHAM —CROYDE — SAUNTON SANDS — BRAUNTON,BRAUNTON BURROWS, AND LIGHTHOUSE . I3I CONTENTS ix CHAPTER XI PAGE PILTON—BARNSTAPLE BRI


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