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Scott's family could not get him past, (though 

 they had all seen it "dozens of times/') when, 

 failing and infirm, he set out on his last sad journey 

 in pursuit of health. Passing through Penrith, he 

 would see the Giant's Grave ; and thither he 

 limped, to wonder once more what it could mean. 



The parish of Brougham, Burg-ham (meaning 

 Castle-town) was the Bovacum of the Romans, 

 where, as we learn from Nicholson and 

 Burn, they had a company of Defen- 

 sores, and left many tokens of their presence in 

 antiquities which have come to light from time to 

 time. The Village of Brougham passed into the 

 hands of the Veteriponts in the reign of John or 

 Henry III. The Castle of Brougham has been held 

 by the Veteriponts, Cliffords, and Tuftons, and is 

 at present the property of the Earl of Thanet. It 

 is now in ruins; and fine ruins they are. They 

 stand at the confluence of the Eamont and Low- 

 ther rivers, at the distance of a mile from Penrith. 

 Brougham Hall, the seat of Lord Brougham, is 

 within a mile and a half of Penrith. The traveller 

 should walk along the river bank from 

 the bridge at Brougham Hall to Ask- 

 ham, and then ascend the steep bank of red 

 sandstone, overshadowed by trees, to the park of 

 Lbwther Castle. The grounds here are fine ; 

 especially the terrace, which affords a noble walk. 

 It is very elevated, — broad, mossy, 

 shady, breezy, and overlooking a con- 

 siderable extent of country, — some of which is 

 fertile plain, and some undulating surface, — the 

 margin of the mountain region. The most remark- 

 able feature of this landscape is perhaps the hollow, 



