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old park, near the gate which divides those parks; and this
view is from the Matterdale road - that also to Patterdale
appears.
Return to the boat, and cross the lake at right angles; and
having landed and gained the horse-road to Patterdale, look
to the opposite side of the lake on that grand display of
scenery arising from Glen Coin and Glenridden. Silvery
Point, which is a part of Place Fell, stretches far into the
lake, and wonderfully relieves this charming distance by the
boldness of the contrast.
The finest views on Ulls Water are upon this road, and from
several places between it and the water; and the tutored eye
will discover, in a variety of distances, when combined with
the rocky fore-grounds, a series of pictures perhaps more
perfect in their kind than can be found on any other line of
the same length in the north of England.
No.53.
ULLS WATER HEAD.
When the spectator is opposite to House Holm, and in such a
situation that a line drawn from his eye to the summit of
St. Sunday Crag will leave the island called Ling Holm
something on the left of that line, he has then, in the
opinion of the writer, the best view upon the lake. The
beautiful line of shore is enlivened by a few buildings,
which though of themselves large, are in comparison with
other objects small. The house not long ago erected by the
Rev. Henry Askew is on the right, and nearly on the
extremity of the northern side of the picture. The wooded
promontory which stands on the north side of Purse Bay, is
seen about half a mile from the eye on the other side; at
the head of the lake observe Patterdale Hall, the seat of
John Mouncey, Esq.; above the hall, in swelling majesty,
stands St. Sunday Crag, which, with the mountains of
Grizedale and Glenridden, close this admirable scene.
From this place keep the edge of the bank about half a mile,
or till the island called Wall Holm appears a little to the
right of Mr. Askew's house, and that point is
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