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Page 15:-
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Black Combe
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BLACKCOMBE,
Rightly so called from the gloomy heather on its surface,
may be most eligibly ascended from this town, a very gentle
ascent leading to its summit. The base being at the
extremity of the mountain chain, on the sea-shore between
Ravenglass and the estuary of the Duddon, the prospect is
one of great variety. The sublime ocean forms one-half of
the circumference, with Peel Castle and the Isle of Walney
on the south; in the west, the Isle of Man is a conspicuous
object; the fine indented coast, the bulwark of Cumberland,
trends away to the north; the towns of Egremont and
Ravenglass, Bootle and Broughton, give animation to the
scene; the beauties of Duddon repose at the feet; and far in
the east, a mighty assemblage of mountains rear their
gigantic heads.
It will produce an agreeable variety to make the return to
Broughton, and by Torver, back to Coniston Water-head.
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Coniston to Hawkshead
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With feelings of mingled delight and regret, the tourist may
now leave Coniston and proceed to Hawkshead, over a road
wild and dreary, among heath-clad rocks, and past some
picturesque cottages, beyond which is seen the town, its
white houses, church, and lake, and Furness Fells, making a
beautiful pastoral picture.
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Hawkshead
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HAWKSHEAD
Stands in a warm sheltered valley, and the small
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gazetteer links
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-- "Blackcomb" -- Black Combe
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-- "Hawkshead" -- Hawkshead
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-- Hawkshead to Coniston
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