Raise Gap/ This, be it remembered, is, or was, used with 

 infinite consistency on both sides of the Hne; a reUc, no 

 doubt, of the old animosities of a race, which must often 

 have found a far more than merely verbal utterance on this 

 frontier. 



From the little village of "^^ZtJ'gtpurn, on the other side 

 of the declivity, there is a descent towards beautiful ^E-fjtrl^ 

 mere, with its picturesque bridge, waterfall, and noble heights 

 on all sides. Leaving the mysteries of the haunted house 

 of Armboth to be described elsewhere, we proceed on our 

 way towards the entrance pf the Valley of St. John, which 

 looks tempting for another day. The Castle Rock, of 

 'Triermain,' must be especially noticed. After about five 

 miles of less interesting scenery, the brow of Castlerigg dis- 

 plays, in one grand panorama, the entire stretch of country 

 between Bassenthwaite and Borrowdale, including, of course, 

 Derwentwater and the town of ^KlesixricJt* 



BY LOWWOOD, THE VALLEY OF THE BRATHAY, RED 

 BANK, GRASMERE, AND BACK BY RYDAL AND 

 AMBLESIDE. 



(27 miles). 



This is an Excursion very frequently made from Winder- 

 mere and Bowness, and is perhaps the most interesting in 

 the whole District. The way, as far as Ambleside toll-bar, is 

 described in the Excursion to Keswick (p. 71). At the said 

 toll-bar, (p. 73,) the road by the lake must be taken, which, in 

 K half-a-mile, brings us to ^citf)a2 ^titirje* 



Between Rothay Bridge and Clappersgate, is Croft Lodge, 

 — the mansion and its woods being on the right of the road, 



