THE SANDS, BOLT HEAD, 

 AND BOLT TAIL. 



CHAPTER XL 



" Old majestic sea ! 

 Ever love I from shore to look on thee, 

 And sometimes on thy billowy back to ride, 

 And sometimes o'er thy summer breast to glide ; 

 But let me live on shore." 



Barry Cornwall. 



" The field above the Castle is called the Gore, or Gutter ; 

 and tradition points it out as the scene of a bloody 

 affray. The summit of the hill is known as the Bury, 

 or Berry, and it is said to be marked with an old cir- 

 cular entrenchment."* A little below this spot a battery 

 has been constructed, mounting two pieces of ordnance, 

 and used by the Salcombe Volunteers for artillery practice ; 

 the target being ..moored off the bar at the entrance of 

 the harbour; and on the other side, at Limebury Point, 

 a battery of much older date, mounting two smaller 

 pieces, points its guns at patches of white paint on the 

 cliffs, a little beyond Splat Cove. During their practice, 

 the concussion amongst the rocks is far from pleasant to 

 those who may be sauntering along the walks just above; 

 the first notice of anything taking place being announced 



* Murray. 



