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sandstone prevail. The beds on which the ruined palace 

 stands are reddish and yellowish looking, and dip in the 

 same direction. 



" The ruins of the palace occupy an interesting spot. 



RCINS OF BISHOP'S PALACE AND 8CRABSTER ROADS. 



It must have been selected by one possessed of a true 

 relish for the beauties of nature. On the south-east side 

 you observe a wide circular hollow of land, swelling 

 gently up to the heath-clad hill of Forss. The headland, 

 running round towards the north, breaks the force of 

 the western storms. On the east there is a series of 



