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houfe. Poft-chaifes and horfes may be had here, as this 

 town is made the firft (lage-town from Chefter. 



From Holywell to St. Asaph, id Miles. 



About a mile beyond Holywell, on an extenfive common, 

 are the lead mines. — At 1^ miles fee on an eminence, at a 

 diftance towards the right, a high circular tower, fome- 

 what like an old windmill ; this is fuppofed to have been 

 a Roman pharos. — About 7, or 7^ miles, defcend into the 

 vale of Clwyd. From the fide of the hill there is a very 

 extenfive and beautiful profpedlj — Denbigh, at a diftance 

 on the left, St. Afaph in front, and Rhyddlan caftle on 

 the right, with all the varied fcenery of the vale. — 10 

 miles, St. Afaph. 



At St. Afaph are a cathedral, bifhop's palace, and 



deanry. The tower of the cathedral commands an 



extenfive view along the vale. The inn is the White 

 Lion *, a good houfe. 



If the tourift wifhes it, he m^y make the two following 

 excurfions from this place •, in the latter, however, he will 

 have but little amufcment. 



I. Excurjlon from St. Afaph to Denbigh y 6 Miles.'— -The 

 road lies entirely along the vale of Clwyd, but it is 

 fo low, as to afford few good profpe6ls. — At three miles 

 pafs a woody dell that prefents a picturefque fcene on the 

 right of the road. — 6 miles, Denbigh. 



See the caftle, a fine ruin. — -The antiquarian would vifit 

 Whitchurch, the parifti church, about a mile diftant, to fee 

 the monuments of Humphrey Llwyd, the antiquary, and 

 fome of other celebrated perfonages. — There are two prin- 

 cipal inns at Denbigh, the Crown and the Black Bull*. 

 The latter is by much the moft comfortable houfe of the two. 



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