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Page 154:-
Helvellyn, a lofty and very rugged mountain, and spreading again,
turns off to the south-east, and is lost among the deep recesses
of hills. To this second turning I pursued my way, about four
miles along its borders, beyond a village scattered among trees,
and called Watermillock.' Here Mr. Gray leaves us, and the
greatest part of the lake unseen, and its most picturesque parts
undescribed. For the last bend of the lake is spotted with rocky
isles, deeply indented with wooded promontories on one side, and
rocks on the other, from which result many a truly pleasing
picture.
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roman camp
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ANTIQUITIES. Before you quit the top of Dunmallet, observe the
vestiges of its former importance, in the remains of a Roman
fort. An area of 110 paces by 37, surrounded with a foss, is yet
visible, and stones of the rampart still peep through the grass.
The well, that supplied the guard kept here, was but lately
filled with stones. This fort must have been of great consequence
in guarding the lake, and commanding the pass, and in maintaining
a connection between the garrisons of Ambleside and Brougham, it
being five or six miles distance from the latter, and nineteen
from the former. There are also strong vestiges of a square fort
on Soulby-fell, which communicates with this, and the camp at
Whitbarrow
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-- (earthwork, Dunmallard Hill)
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-- Maiden Castle
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-- "Ulls Water" -- Ullswater
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