CASTLE GARY. 8.'i 



imbibe the purer breeze Coming directly from the Channel, 

 and watch 



" The golden sun 

 Gallop the zodiac in his glistering car." 



The objects presenting themselves to view from this point 

 deserve, perhaps, more particular enumeration. 



The eminence itself is called Lodgehill, probably from 

 its having been forrnerly the site of sonie ranger's dwelling, 

 or hunting box belonging to the lords of Castle Cary. 

 Looking from hence Southwards, the hüls of Corton-Den- 

 ham, and the conical eminence of Cadbury Castle, 

 crowned with its bold and complicated earthworks, meet 

 the eye. To the South West are LeAvesden and Pillesdon 

 hüls, in Dorsetshire ; Montacute and Hampdon hüls, in 

 Somerset ; the fortress on the latter forming an intermedi- 

 ate Station between Cadbury and Castle Neroche. West- 

 ward the ränge of Blackdown, with Castle Neroche and 

 the Wellington pillar ; the Chatham monument at Burton 

 Pynsent, the Poldon hill, and the Hood pillar, are all 

 discernible with the naked eye. Immediately over the 

 latter object the Quantock hüls are conspicuous, bearing 

 the camp of Dousborough on their N orthern termination. 

 In clear weather the Brendon hüls are also visible. More 

 Northward from the vale rise up the knoüs of Glastonbury 

 and Brent, both British stations. From few points, per- 

 haps, is there a better opportunity for observing how 

 judiciously the ancient engineers of this Island, before the 

 invasion of the Romans, selected their posts for vigüance, 

 communication, and defence. 



On the Western side of Glastonbury Tor, at favourable 

 times of the tide, the glistening surface of the Bristol 

 Channel is clearly discernible. From this point, East- 



