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size to flow between them to a general receiving drain, running 

 to the west : thus the Lune is collected. At Tebay it receives 

 a considerable addition from Shap Fells on the N.W., and then 

 turns south through the chain of Silurian rocks which connect 

 Hougill Fells with the hills above Ambleside. Its course through 

 these rocks, by Borrobridge and Crooks of Lune, is rather tor- 

 tuous and difficult, and productive of many beautiful variations. 



In the vicinity of Sedbergh it receives the Rother, after that 

 stream has gathered to itself the waters of Garsdale and Dent- 

 dale. The Rother collects its first water from the slopes of 

 Swarth Fell and Wild Boar Fell ; from Hougill Fell it receives 

 the produce of the Cautley Spout, a lofty waterfall on a lofty 

 hillside; and passes by Blue Caster, a tempting name for 

 the follower of Roman roads. Garsdale is a deep but not very 

 interesting glen, yielding excellent grey marble. Dentdale is 

 more romantic, and has a wild aspect in the upper part, which 

 is under the steeps of Whernside : black marble is obtained in 

 this dale. 



The Lune now runs southward in a rich and pleasing vale, 

 frequently contracted by terraces, which mark ancient and 

 higher levels of water, when Lunedale was an arm of the sea (a 

 circumstance common on our rivers from the Tees to the Dun). 

 Rigmaiden Hall, the waterfalls on Barbon Beck, and the Roman 

 camp at Casterton, conduct us to Kirkby Lonsdale, the very 

 modest capital of Lunedale. Here the river winds amidst 

 beautiful woodland scenes, with fine mountains on the east and 

 north, and above the old bridge is a series of picturesque rapids 

 over the limestone, here thrown down 1000 feet below its usual 

 level. The views from Kirkby Lonsdale churchyard and the 

 grounds above the town are much admired. 



The Roman road from Manchester, by Ribchester and Over- 

 burrow, was continued by Casterton, Barbon, and the small 

 camp at High Borrobridge, toward the greater road by Brough, 

 but its exact course beyond Borrobridge has not been certainly 

 demonstrated. 



