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is* rugged you should still push on, for the Bolt Head is a 

 noble pile of rocks, and should be viewed from either side. 

 Be cautious, however; for a high wind sometimes renders 

 it a " pursuit of scenery under difficulties ;" but if you 

 prudently can do so, by all means go on, and then look back. 

 The Bolt Head seen from that side is a magnificent object, 

 towering high above us, and extending to the sea, down far 

 below. There is a curious hole, all through these rocks, 

 which, seen from either side, has a very peculiar effect. 

 From this point may be seen the whole of the bay 1 , shut in 

 by the opposite headland. 



It is to be feared that the frost and rains of another winter 

 or two will render a portion of this pathway impassable, as 

 slips have already taken place in different parts, and there is 

 a feeling of insecurity even now, when passing over cracks, 

 and sunken bits of ground, when you remember that the sea 

 is a hundred feet or more below. 



In clear weather, the double peak of Heytor, on Dartmoor, 

 and also the Eddystone Lighthouse, can be distinctly seen 

 from the Bolt Head. 



The larger rocks, out of the reach of the spray, are 

 ornamented with lichens of a deep golden colour, while 

 the little Sedum Anglicum, inserting itself into the crevices, 

 and reddened by exposure to the wind, adds greatly to 

 the beautiful colouring around you. 



It may not be altogether unacceptable to botanists if we 

 give a short list of plants and flowers (with both their 

 English and Latin names) which have been found in this 

 immediate neighbourhood. We shall only mention those 

 which, in botanical works, are . denominated rare. It is 

 scarcely worth while to insert the names of such as are 

 common to almost every locality. 



