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is splendid; immense masses of rock beetle over the glen,
whose sides are feathered with ash, and beech, and hazel,
whilst the river winds its mazy way between, now in whirling
eddies over deep pools, now in foaming water-breaks over
moss-ground rocks. The Railway between Carlisle and
Newcastle crosses the water and ravine by a grand bridge of
three arches, about eighty feet in height, springing from
rustic piers, which harmonise with the scenery in the most
effective manner.
Through the very neat village of Hayton, it is about four
miles further, along a good country road, to the village of
Great Corby, near which is
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CORBY CASTLE,
The seat of P. H. Howard, Esq. M.P. The building has been so
much altered by the addition of two new fronts in Grecian
style, as no longer to wear the appearance of a Castle. It
stands upon the brink of a lofty precipice, overhanging the
Eden, which is seen from the lawn in front flowing down with
a divided stream, between two high banks profusely clothed
with umbrageous woods, the village church and priory gateway
of Wetheral crowning the western receding sides. The walks
through the park carry the visitor for a mile along the edge
of impending rocks, adorned with several noble specimens of
oak, then turning down to the water's edge, bring him in a
circuit back to the house. from a wooden seat about half-way
in the
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