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lower parts, but open out soon after the Middle Zone is reached 

 into broad spreading moorland glens. Kelton Fell, upon the 

 western edge of the county between Lunedale and Balderdale, 

 almost or quite attains the Upper Zone. At the foot of its slope 

 towards the Tees are Mickleton and Romaldkirk, the latter the 

 old centre of population for the upper part of the dale. At the 

 junction of the Black Beck and the Balder is the long-known 

 station for Saxifraga Htradiis, and near it Mr. W. Foggitt has 

 lately found Carex limosa. Near the junction of the Balder 

 with the Tees is the pleasant straggling village of Cotherstone. 

 The following are the rarer plants of the woods and stream 

 channel of the lower part of Balderdale : 



Atropa Belladonna 

 Gagea lutea 



Euonyijius eiiropceus 



Ribes peirtzum 



Seduni villosum 



Hieracium muroncfn . Orthotrichiim rivulare 



Lathraa squamarla Rhy?ichostegitim depression. 



South of the Balder the moorland bears the general name of 

 Stainmoor, and Goldsborough, a broad topped angular peak 

 with edges of Middle Gritstone, which is 1274 feet above 

 the sea-level, is conspicuous. ' Deepdale's solitude ' * is broken 

 now by the rush over it, six times a day, of passenger trains, not 

 to speak of goods trains, and volunteer rifle shooting in addition. 

 Deepdale is a deep narrow glen, with waterfalls over gritstone 

 edges in the upper part of it, and thick woods with abundance 

 of the beautiful Silver Fir planted amongst them and a profusion 

 of wild strawberries and brambles. There is a huge erratic 

 boulder of Shap Fell granite in the bed of the stream not far 

 from the Tees which is well worthy of a visit. Nowhere in 

 North Yorkshire have we a more massive edge of gritstone than at 

 Cat Castle, and from an elevated and rocky seat overhung by 

 rowan and birch trees there is a charming view of the fairy-like 

 viaduct, iron girders throughout, and 175 feet from ledge to 



* ' In Duepdale's solitude to lie, 



Where all is clifTand copse and sky ; 



To climb Cat Castle's dizzy peak, 



Or lone Pendragon's mound to seek. — Scott. 



August 1888 



