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witnessed in this portion of the Dale. We have 

 numerous accounts of the return of murdered 

 spirits, and of other strange sights ; the only 

 testimonies of the scenes of conflicts and 

 barbarity which, in former ages, were in all 

 probability perpetrated in these dark and then 

 inhospitable wilds. A few hundred yards more 

 in a forward direction brings us to a place called 

 Eeynard's Cave, which we approach by a 

 naturally-formed archway of rocks, about twenty 

 feet wide, and nearly double the height ; con- 

 stituting a regular perforation of the solid mass 

 of stone. The appearance of this archway is 

 singular, and in passing through it the mind 

 feels a train of odd sensations and reflections. 

 We are ushered into what are termed Keynard's 

 Hall, and Eeynard's Kitchen, both of which are 

 terminated by narrow and impassable rents or 

 fissures. The peep down the river is romantic 

 and imposing ; particularly where its waters 

 play around the two small verdant isles which 

 obstruct its bed, and break the rapid current of 

 its streams. 



When we come to " Ham Stone " or " The 

 Pickering Tor," we obtain another very in- 

 teresting view of Dove-Dale. This bold rock 

 rises perpendicularly from the edge of the river; 

 and if we cast a glance on the opposite or 



