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H O L 



ceding arches of different shape*, supported by magni- 

 ficient pillars of rock. The promontory consuls of 

 Joftv cliffs excavated into large caverns, which afford 

 shelter to swarms of birds, such as pigeons, gulls, razor 

 bills, ravens, guillemots, cormorants, and herona. The 

 peiegiine falcon is found on the loftiest craggs. Aa 

 UM eggs of many of the above mentioned birds are con- 

 as delicious) food, and are therefore in high re- 

 r of the people of the country earn their 

 in the dangerous occupation of collecting 

 the eggs. In order to accomplish their purpose, a strong 

 stake is driven into UM ground at a little distance from 

 UM edge of the cliff, and a rope is tied to it of iiisSrirnt 

 length to reach the lowest neat*. The adventurer ties 

 the rope about his middle, and, with the coil on hi* 

 arm, he seises it with both hands, and gradually de- 

 icssuli the cliff, placing his feet against its sides, and 

 his hands with great caution. When he reach- 



es the neat, he holds by the right hand, and with hii 

 left seises the egg*, and place* them in a basket slung 



over bis 



The island on which Holybead stand* is called Holy 

 Island, and received this name from the number of 

 pious persona who were buried Man it. It toni*t* 

 chiefly of bar* rocks and sterile sands. In the southern 

 part of it, near F<~r Milt Bntgr, is a quarry of ser- 



Tbe channel, which divide* this island from UM rest 

 of Angle***, is narrow, and may be forded at some 

 place* at low water. The great Irish road 

 bridge called Rhyd y Pont. 



The following is UM popnhtMn of the 

 1811 



town in 



.... 

 No. of fannlir- 

 Do. employed in trade and manufactures, 496 



Males. . ." . . ! 



Females, Jf,8 



V j 



nf* 7W; and TV Bt*4it o/agsW aW 

 -k5 Si.5. 

 an nland sitsjaled about two nules 



(See 



Total 

 <e* Penru 



from the , __ __ 



in all civil matters, to the roomy of Durham : 



M*, vol. tin. p. tOl.coLg.) It is Mtuated oppo- 

 site to the mouth of the bro. 

 received UM namo of Lindu&me. By UN 

 was called /, JfcduMte. and by UM English 

 Island, from being the residence of several of the fa- 

 ttMrscftteCekkcfairch, and also from having bam 

 the episcopal seat of the see of Durham during the 

 arty age. of Christianity in Britain. Th* church of 



the m<H..lrry i. in ruin. It. north .-.nd ~.,.t|, . .;., 

 are still landing, though they deelflM greatly from 

 the perpendicular. The east wall fallen, but great 

 part of the west still remains. The arches are in 

 gtoeral .trictly Nuon. and UM pillar* on which they 

 rest are short, strong, and massy. The pointed win- 

 dows indicate that the building has been repaired at a 

 subsequent period. The length of the body of UM 

 .et ; its breadth 18 feet, and 36 fort in- 

 -elby. the proprietor of 



lml, h*s lately repaired UM weakest part of the 

 walls. The stone* appear red with fire, and are wasted 

 away so ai to resoable booeyc 

 L r.%MT t. 



" A solemn, huge, and dark red pile, 

 Placed ao th* margin of the We." 



MABMIOX. 



The remains of the priory and offices stand on the oiith 

 side of the monastery, the inside of the walls being 

 built of whinstone, obtained from the rock, which forms 

 a high natural pier on the south side of the island. 



The parish church, situated to the west of the monas- 

 tery, is a plain but spacious Gothic edifice. The pe- 

 destal of St Cuthbert s cross, once highly esteemed, is 

 now called the IMti!> Stone. 



Holy Island is accessible at low water by all kinds 

 of carriages, though there is considerable danger in 

 treating the sands without a guide. I he i>laiul. which 

 is a continued plain, is nine miles in fin-mule 

 and contains nearly 1020 acres, about one halt' of which 

 is sand banks. On the north-east side of the island i- 

 a tongue of l.tnd about a mile long, and in several places 

 not more than 60 yards wide. The tide may be here 

 seen ebbing on the east, and flowing on tin- west 

 Though the soil is rich, yet, before the nu-Kmire of 

 the common in I7!tf, only 4O acres were in tillage. 

 In !7<X>, the rent of the whole island was 4520, and 

 in r>.-. /_'<;. The town lies on the west side of the 

 island. It appears to have been once much larger, from 

 the names anil ruins of the streets. It is principally 

 inhabited by -fishermen. The harbour, which is small, 

 lie* between the town and the cas'le. and it it deft -nded 

 by abattery. The castle stand* on a li.it> whin<u>ne r<><k 

 on UM south-east put of UM island, aU>.. 

 and accessible only by a narrow winding pa>*. It is 

 generally garrisoned by a detachment ol invalid*. 



II -IT 



Ussri. 



Holywdl. 



The parish of Holy Islan 1 i. likewise called Island- 

 shire, and contains UM chapeliks of Kyloe, Lowick, 

 Ancooft, and Tweed mouth. 



Holy Island was mad* bishop's tee by King Os. 

 wsld in >35. In 669, the church was enl 

 was only made of timber and thatched ; ami, in 698, 

 Kadberct. who was bishop for 10 years, cov.r. .1 the 

 roof and walU with sheeta of lead. The Danes landed 

 on the island in 799, and a second time in 87 j, when 

 Biahnji Kanlulph. along with the inhabitant* <>; 

 island, took up the body of St Cuthbert, snd left the 

 island with all their relies and sacred utensil*. After 

 a pilgrimage of seven years, they at last settled in 



in 1 811, there wore in Holy 



152 



47 



Total population ......... 675 



According to the 



) Scott's Marmion, canto ii. which contains a fine 

 poetical desuiutimi of Holy Island ; the tttaut 

 fngl.mil and n'alrt, vol. xii. p. 228 ; and Hutchinson'*s 



r 'i of Durham. 



'I.V\\ i.I.I., or TnirrvNsoK, is a town of North 

 Wale*, in Flintshire, which derives its name from a re- 

 markably fine spring, which rises at the bottom of the 

 hill just below the town. Holywell ii pleasantly situa- 

 ted on the slope of a hill, abounding in lead ore. which 

 rises beautifully above the town. The place i flourish. 

 ing and well built, and consists of one long street. 



