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The farm is occupied hj Mr. Davey, who had kindly ridden 

 out as guide. Here, drivers and horses obtained a deserved 

 rest. 



Provisions were quickly unpacked, the excursionists hast- 

 ened down to the little river below, and on its bank luncheon 

 was served. 



A stone hut, resembling in some respects the British bee- 

 hive dwellings, was examined at Fernacre. 



Luncheon over, the Rev. A. H. Malan read an interesting 

 paper on the antiquities of the district, see p. 341, and expressed 

 a hope that at some future time he might be able to welcome an 

 excursion, further to the east, at his Vicarage of Altarnun. 



The chief event of the day then commenced, viz : — the 

 ascent of Brownwilly. 



After crossing the stream at Fernacre, a steady climb 

 brought the company to the " top of Cornwall! " 



Rain had ceased, the mists were driven to a distance, the 

 sun shone. 



The breeze was so strong that those who stood on the stone- 

 pile at the summit found it necessary to cling to each other to 

 avoid being blown away. The view, although not so extensive 

 as on a clear day, was very grand. 



Brownwilly (Bryn = hill, uhella = highest) rises 1364 ft. 

 above the level of the sea. From it can be well seen the 

 groups of rocks on the neighbouring hills, Eoughtor (E,udh=red, 

 tor = bulge), which is 1296 ft. in height, and G-arrah (Grarow = 

 rough), 1060 ft. 



The highest hills of the next Counties, too, are frequently 

 discernable from this point, viz : — 



High Willhayse (TJhellas = exalted), 2039 ft., in Devon; 

 and Dunkery Beacon, 1707 ft., in Somerset. 



But although those far-off eminences were in hiding, on 

 the excursion-day, there lay, close at hand, some historic 

 remains which will not be visible in the future, viz : the 

 blackened embers of the Queen's Jubilee bonfire ; for, towering 

 above the other hill-tops, Roughtor had sent forth its lurid ray 

 over Cornwall and beyond, on the memorable night of the 

 21st of June. 



