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From Calder Bridge there is an excellent road of ten miles to
Whitehaven; but that usually taken by tourists inclines more
towards the mountains, which, however, on this side present no
very interesting features. For some miles the principal prospect
is over a cultivated country to the sea, with the Isle of Man and
the Scotch mountains in the distance.
About three miles from Calder Bridge, the two rival points of
Scawfell appear over the neighbouring mountains, separated by the
yawning chasm Mickle Door; and two miles further, the town of
Egremont is seen through a narrow vale on the left. Seven miles
from Calder Bridge a part of Ennerdale Lake appears in sight; and
after passing the hamlet of Ennerdale Bridge, in which stands the
church and two small public-houses, the lake is observed from the
rising ground in another point of view, accompanied by the grand
mountain scenery of Ennerdale, amid which the Pillar rises
conspicuous.
Turning to the right by the public-house at Lamplugh Cross, in a
mile further you pass between the hall and the church; the hall
is now rebuilt in the
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