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Page 207:-
Near to th' way as a traveller goes,
A fine fresh spring both ebbs and flows;
Neither know the learned that travel.
What procures it - salt or gravel.
Since those days, this phenomenon has been attributed not to 'salt or gravel,' but to the action of a syphon which Nature herself has constructed in the cliffs above. The other road to Settle, by Cross Streets, leads the tourist through the retired hamlet of Lawkland, with its fine old hall, built in the reign of Elizabeth, and having been in the possession of the Inglebys from that period. By this latter route, the road lies through the town of Giggleswick, in the church-yard of which is the burial place of Archdeacon Paley. Half a mile from Giggleswick is Settle, a flourishing town - the mart of the Craven district. A handsome Town Hall has lately been erected here, which contains an extensive library, and an excellent news-room. The most remarkable feature of the place is an enormous rock, called Castleber, which raises it brusque front over the eastern portion of the town, and seems to threaten it with destruction. At its base are various shady serpentine walks, and seats; and the summit is easily ascended by a pathway cut in the rock. Here a succession of very beautiful views is obtained of the valley of the Ribble, with Pennygant in the north, and Pendlehill in the south; while, to the north-west, the top of Ingleborough is just seen rising behind the rugged summit of the hill above Mains Park.
Proceeding northwards, on the western side of the Ribble, through the palace-village of Stackhouse, the tourist will be highly pleased with the romantic scenery of the valley. After travelling within about a quarter of a mile from Little Stainforth, we come to an old door-
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