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Page 13:-
surface, between side screens formed of rocky precipices. By
following the stream which issues out of this water, the
descent into the valley cannot be mistaken, to Nettleslack
Bridge, whence to the inn at Newfield, by the chapel, is
only a short distance. The wonderful Walker officiated as
clergyman for a long period in this vale. A mountain track
from Goldrill Crag leads to
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Eskdale
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ESKDALE,
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Birker Force
Barnscar
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(Vulgarly Eshdale,) and the first object of interest is
Birker Force, perhaps the finest cascade in Cumberland; the
rocky cheeks which contain the water are of the grandest
dimensions. On the same side of the hill, but lower down in
the valley, is Stanley Gill, which may be seen by
application at Dalegarth Hall, the ancient mansion or house
of the Austhwaite family, which became extinct in the time
of Edward III, but now belonging to E. Stanley, of Ponsonby
Hall, Esq., M.P. The stream of this vale passes under the
woody steeps, on which stands Muncaster Castle, the handsome
residence of the Penningtons, seated on the northern banks,
amidst beautiful walks and gardens, with a spacious walk,
whilst the neighbouring hills enrich the view with their
covering of forest trees. On Birkby Fell, the antiquarian
may find employment for his conjectural genius in researches
among the ruins of the city of Barnscar, the site of which
is an oblong of three hundred yards by
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-- "City of Barnscar" -- Barnscar
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-- "Birker Force" -- Birker Force
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-- "Dalegarth Hall" -- Dalegarth Hall
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-- "Eskdale" -- Eskdale
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-- "Muncaster Castle" -- Muncaster Castle
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-- "Seathwaite Tarn" -- Seathwaite Tarn
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-- "Seathwaite" -- Seathwaite
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-- "Stanley Gill" -- Stanley Force
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