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 . inter. The glens alluded to arrest our attention as we proceed. Next to Glenariffis Glendall, lying between Lurgethan and Trostan, the latter being 1,810 feet highand the highest of the hill chain here. The road through this orlen leads fromCushendall to Ballymena. Glenaan, a narrow valley, lies between the mountainsof Sleevebulliagh, 1,346 feet high, and Eshery, th
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 . inter. The glens alluded to arrest our attention as we proceed. Next to Glenariffis Glendall, lying between Lurgethan and Trostan, the latter being 1,810 feet highand the highest of the hill chain here. The road through this orlen leads fromCushendall to Ballymena. Glenaan, a narrow valley, lies between the mountainsof Sleevebulliagh, 1,346 feet high, and Eshery, the moorland crown of which is1,197 feet over the sea. Glendun is bounded on the west by the mountainsof Glenmakeeran, 1,321 feet high, and across the lower end the new road fromCushendun to Ballycastle is carried over a fine stone bridge, the central arch ofwhich is eighty feet above the river Dun. The village of Cushendall affords the tourist a resting-place and a point fromwhich he can devote at least a couple of days to profitable expeditions among thecliffs, shores, mountains and glens of the vicinity, especially as he must soonleave the coast; as, from Cushendall to Fairhead, with the exception of the little ANTRIM. 133.
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