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shall. And no European would dismantle the temple to 

 disabuse the Arabs ; and so the tradition and the urn stand 

 untouched. So may it be for ages with Long Meg, and the 

 giant of eight tons weight that presides over the Keswick 

 circle ! 



The return walk may be by Castlerigg. 



PORTINSCALE. 

 (Two miles and a half,) 

 Immediately after Greta Bridge has been crossed, there 

 is, on the left, a most pleasant field-path which leads to ^ox^ 

 tinscalc distant about a mile. At this pretty village there 

 are two large hotels, one of which (the Derwentwater) has 

 grounds stretching to the margin of the lake. The stranger 

 will certainly pass this way when on some of the excursions 

 to the neighbouring lakes; but we also point it out as a 

 tempting walk, which may perhaps be made between showers, 

 or in the bright evening of an unpropitious day. It may 

 be extended by the western side of the lake, turning south- 

 wards, and descending at pleasure to the margin of the water 

 through the woods at ^ato ^arfe* Or Swinside, at the en- 

 trance of the Vale of Newlands — little more than two miles 

 from Keswick — may be ascended. In any case, the return 

 will be by Crosthwaite Church, and probably by Greta Hall. 



CAUSEY PIKE. 



(Four miles to the summit. If Grisedale Pike be included in the walk 

 — a circuit of ten miles. ) 



This hill, it will be seen, is directly west of Derwentwater, 

 and is best approached via Portinscale, Newlands Beck, 

 and Stair. If a guide be employed then it will be wise to 



