110 friar's crag. 



lake-road, nearly opposite Crow Park Cottage j and 

 he will find a pleasant path running round the hase 

 of Cockshot. 



A little further along, where the road comes out 

 upon the lake, is Friar's Crag, a rocky promontory, 

 commanding a fine view. Where the 

 artist now sits down to sketch, the 

 monks of Lindisfarn used to stand, once a year, to 

 receive the blessing of St. Herbert. There, if the 

 south wind was blowing, they might hear, and if 

 the south wind had brought rain from the central 

 peaks, they might see, the Lodore fall, leaping 

 down the chasm between its two guardian pillars. 

 The contrast between this quiet valley and the wild 

 coast of Holy Isle must have been a^ impressive 

 to them as the Saint's benediction. If, instead of 

 returning, the stranger proceeds through the mea- 

 dows to join the Borrowdale road, he will pass the 

 spot where Southey would have built his house, 

 if he had had " Aladdin's lamp, or Fortunatus's 

 purse." Gray also spoke of the Stable Fields as 

 affording; a view almost as fine as the Crow Park 

 one. His mention of Scarf Close Reeds, as the 

 name of a fine station, shows that he skirted the 

 lake under Walla Crag;, where the present Borrow- 

 dale road runs at some height above the margin. 

 The tourist had better follow his example, pursuing 

 the track along the water's edge till at Barrow 

 Bay it joins the highroad which will lead him back 

 to Keswick. 



IV. Since Gray's time, a charming walk lias 

 been created, for which the public ought to be very 

 grateful to the owners of the Derwentwater pro- 

 perty. Gray estimated the perpendicular part of 



