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must take; and it will lead him past Castlerigg 

 farmhouses to Rakefoot, where a track will be seen, 

 ascending to the open ground of Castlerigg Fell. 

 A wall stands in the way; but there is a stile in 

 it. There is then a plantation to cross; and the 

 stranger comes out upon the rocky brow which 

 commands a view as fine as any seen from a similar 

 elevation, and different from all others. The chasm 

 which opens downwards a little to the left is the 

 Lady's Hake, the gully through which the Countess 

 of Der went water escaped with the family jewels 

 when the officers of the Crown took possession of 

 the mansion on Lord's Island. If the stranger 

 relishes fatigue and danger, he can get down where 

 the lady got up ; or he may recross the stile and 

 descend the gorge to the south. He must keep the 

 wall of the plantation on his right all the way. 

 There is a rough path, but it is not an expedition 

 to be made by any one who is not surefooted. This 

 path leads finally across a field into the road by the 

 lake, about two miles from Keswick. There is still 

 another way. The tourist may pursue the pony- 

 track along the mountain over the top of Falcon 

 Crag, and down to Barrow, which aifords some of 

 the choicest points of view. If he inquires as he 

 goes, he may learn the precise spot on which the 

 Castle of the Derwentwater family stood, in the 

 reign of Edward III, when it ceased to be the 

 family residence. 



VI. Before crossing the lake, we will see what 

 there is at the foot, within easy reach. The walks 

 on the side of Latrigg make their own 

 appeal to the eye of the stranger. Pro- 

 bably no one ever pursued the road to Saddleback 



