. The Yorkshire coast and the Cleveland hills and dales;. iff-tops, crossing the Ghaut headland is very curiously waterworn at Thornwickinto little inlets and coves, and the huge cliff lies uponthe water like the heavy paw of some colossal beast,while the great cliffs of Speeton lie beyond, where thesea-fowl mostly have their haunts. On the otherhand, between the north landing-place and the pointof the headland, the cliffs are curiously indented, andin one cove stand the two remarkable detachedpinnacles known as the King and Queen. Further onis Selwicks (or Selex) Bay, with a curiou
. The Yorkshire coast and the Cleveland hills and dales;. iff-tops, crossing the Ghaut headland is very curiously waterworn at Thornwickinto little inlets and coves, and the huge cliff lies uponthe water like the heavy paw of some colossal beast,while the great cliffs of Speeton lie beyond, where thesea-fowl mostly have their haunts. On the otherhand, between the north landing-place and the pointof the headland, the cliffs are curiously indented, andin one cove stand the two remarkable detachedpinnacles known as the King and Queen. Further onis Selwicks (or Selex) Bay, with a curious pillar ateither end of it, and hereabout the chalk is water-worn in a very curious and fantastic manner. Thebeauties and marvels of Flamborough will be bestdiscovered by exploration under the guidance of somefisherman of the headland. There are, indeed, amultitude of other caves, arches, and projectingmasses, many of which can best be seen from a lighthouse, too, above Selwicks Bay, at theeastern point, may be visited. It exhibits a revolving. \ :w. \)Xi^ W¥Hk a a< < 5 < o O aS< oa •z. c Q2 < O55 X The Coast from Scarborough to Bridlington 257 white and red light, visible at a distance of nineteenmiles, while from the rocket station at the cliff edge adynamite rocket is discharged every five minutesduring foggy weather. Flamborough Head protects Bridlington Bay, whichlies to the south of it, from all the north-easternstorms, and creates what was known of old time,perhaps—though whether Filey has the better rightto it, who shall say ?—as the Partus Felix; and, ofPtolemy, the well-havened bay or bay of the Gabran-tovici, perhaps a misreading for Brigantovici —Ta^pavTOVLKOiv 6 Kai Xejofjuevo^ Ev\ifievo<i «o\7ro9. Thebay, however, is not so well-havened as to secureabsolute immunity from danger, as is witnessed by amemorial in the Bridlington churchyard, a mile inland,which records the burial of forty-three sailors andthree ship-masters who pe
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