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Page 192:-
Leck Fell: the latter, however, is the best carriage route.
Easgill is dry in the summer months; unless during a thunder
shower, or continued rains. In the winter season, when the snow
is melting, or the clouds pour down their waters, it is a
mountain torrent of the most rapid and tumultuous nature, forming
a succession of whirlpools, waterfalls, and eddies, unsurpassed
in Britain.
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Witches' Holes
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There is a cavern called the WITCH HOLES, about 300 yards from
the entrance to the gill. It is easy of access, and continues for
a long way into the mountain; but, after proceeding about 80
yards, we are stopped by a pool of water. To the right of the
entrance there is a singular thin plate of limestone, called 'the
Witches' staircase;' on climbing which, you find yourself in a
small apartment, all glittering with innumerable crystals. The
path from the cave to Easgill Kirk is dangerous and difficult.
Pass the 'Dangerous Gate,' on the left side of the gill, over a
narrow ledge in the face of the precipice, and you are at once in
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Easegill Kirk
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EASGILL KIRK.- You are now standing upon the primitive pavement
of a river's bed, forming an area of at least 200 yards in
circumference, inclosed on all sides but one by gigantic
perpendicular cliffs, rising from one to two hundred feet, and
ornamented at the top, and in various parts of the sides, by
trees, shrubs, and creeping plants. In time of floods, there is a
beautiful fall of water in the north-east corner, of about 30
feet; and another in the 'Choir,' a little to the right. The
Choir is entered by a fine arch, 8 feet high, and 14 feet broad.
The interior is a small lofty apartment; and just over the
entrance, on the opposite side, is a grotesque petrifaction
suspended from the roof, called 'The Priest of Easgill.'
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gazetteer links
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-- "Easgill" -- Easegill Kirk
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-- "Witch Holes" -- Witches' Holes
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