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INGLEBOROUGH.- This noble mountain is a prominent feature in the
scenery of this portion of the country. From every part its table
land is seen cleaving the skies; and an ascent upon its summit,
on a clear day, is one of the most delightful excursions that can
be undertaken. It stands upon a base of at least thirty miles in
circumference, and its highest elevation is 2361 feet above the
level of the sea. The views from the top are splendid. The whole
extent of country from the north to the south, with the Irish Sea
in the west, can be distinctly traced as in a map. In the
north-west, the confused heaps of mountains in the Lake district,
with their grotesque outlines, terminate the prospect, at a
distance of 50 miles. Westwards, it is closed in by the blending
of sea and sky. Southwards, after following the indented shores
of the Irish Sea, the Welsh mountains lift their broken summits
across the horizon. In the east and north-east, black and
irregular hills, and deeply-indented valleys, soon terminate the
prosect. The plain on the top is about a mile round; and near the
western edge is a tower, on the spot formerly occupied by a
fire-beacon. It was dignified by the name of a 'Hospice.'
Though it has only been built about 30 years, it is now nearly in
ruins. Several springs rise near the summit, which generally lose
themselves in deep chasms in the sides, the most remarkable of
which is Mier Gill. There are
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