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Four miles and a half from Keswick on the Penrith road, is
Threlkeld, an irregular built village, on the south side of
Blencathra, with a fine view up the vale of Wanthwaite; the
chapel is dedicated to Saint Mary, and is in the parish of
Greystoke. At Scales, the tourist must turn off under Souter
Fell along the bye-road, not very passable for carriages,
though it is formed on a terrace, and completely overlooks
the valley, through which winds the Glenderamaken; a small
stream trickling out of a dreary waste is seen joining it;
its banks are fringed with wood and enclosures, chiefly
corn-fields spotted with farm-steads, and spread a short
distance on each side, overlooked by White Pike; and in the
west, the mountains beyond Keswick rise in majestic array.
Souter fell has acquired some notoriety as having been the
scene of meteorological appearances, which were observed
some considerable time back. In an opening between it and
Bowscale Fell, through which the Glenderamaken flows from
Scales Tarn, is Mungrisdale, where is a chapel of the usual
oblong form, with a bell-gable and porch: this is a
miserable situation, and seems to be exposed to all the
winds of heaven, being placed exactly
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