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[twenty-]four miles, but over the bridges about twenty.
Between the head of the lake and Armbath, the property and
residence of Mr. Jackson, is a fine view of the upper and
lower waters, elegantly adorned on their margins with woods,
and screened on the sides by the How and Raven Crag; Naddle
Fell over the foot of the lake is succeeded by Saddleback.
On the road from Armbath to Raven Crag, the scenery is
occasionally very fine, particularly looking on Helvellyn;
and Raven Crag, from the point of a bold promontory, is a
sublime object: About the outlet of the lake are many
picturesque birch trees, and in all directions the distances
from them are not uninteresting: The margin of the lake on
the Dalehead side has its charms of wood and water; and
Fisher Crag, twin brother to Raven Crag, is
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no bad object, when taken near the island called Bucks Holm.
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