. Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man : towns, mountains, glens, waterfalls, legends, romantic associations, and history : how to reach the island, routes, distances, railways, steamboats, fares, hotel and other accommodation. ts on mountainmasses with wooded summits, and to the west and east thesea, its restless waves made smooth and glassy by distance,is beyond the outline of the rocky coast ; and, like a dimly-discerned frame to the beautiful picture, are the outlinesof English and Welsh mountains, and the coast of by a good telescope, all the more
. Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man : towns, mountains, glens, waterfalls, legends, romantic associations, and history : how to reach the island, routes, distances, railways, steamboats, fares, hotel and other accommodation. ts on mountainmasses with wooded summits, and to the west and east thesea, its restless waves made smooth and glassy by distance,is beyond the outline of the rocky coast ; and, like a dimly-discerned frame to the beautiful picture, are the outlinesof English and Welsh mountains, and the coast of by a good telescope, all the more prominent points onthe coasts of the Irish Sea, and for some distance inland, maybe distinguished. Scotland, too, might be seen, did not theloftier mountain of North Barrule and Snaefell obstruct theview. The summit of South Barrule was selected as astation for the trigonometrical survey for connecting thetriangulation of Ireland with Great Britain. On the summit the geologist and archaeologist will findsubjects of interest, which they may examine while the Gle7i Meay. 129 poetic or artistic tourist is delighting in the beauties dis-played so richly by nature, and the inquisitive visitor oftopographical tastes is wondering which of the dim masses. BELOW THE FALL OF OLEN MEA\. like hiigo shadows in the eastern sky, is Skiddaw or Snow-don. On the northern side of the summit are traces ofancicKh fortifications, enclosing an extensive area, and evi-dently ( great strength, the base of the wall having been 9 130 Guide to the Isle of Man. in aome parts eighteen feet thick. Here, according to localhietory, was a strong military position, which the Manx-men found to bo valuable in the disturbed times wheninvasion and piracy were fashionable recreations, and theIrish were rather troublesome nciglibours. The fort didnot, however, always afford protection, for we find it re-corded that in May, 131G, one Richard Mandeville and astrong following of Irish adventurers invaded the island a
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