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site. There are alum works in the vicinity, and the herring fishery gives employ- 

 ment to many of the inhabitants, but the town is more widely known for its Jet 

 ornaments. This industry has been carried on here from immemorial times, as 

 is proved by the discoveries made in the houes which crown the neighbouring 

 hills, and the pilgrims who during the Middle Ages paid their devotions in the 

 abbey of Whitby never failed to carry away with them a cross or a rosary made 

 of jet. 



Scarborough, the " Queen of the northern watering-places," possesses resources 

 and amusements far exceeding those of its neighbour Whitby. It is built 

 at the foot and on the top of two cliffs, separated by a chasm spanned by a 

 lofty bridge, which joins the old town to the Spa, Museum, and other buildings 



Fig. 123. SCARBOKOTJGH. 



Scale 1 : 310,000. 



Ancient Entrenchments. 



Tumuli. 



5 Miles. 



specially constructed for the accommodation of the 20,000 visitors who annually 

 flock to it. The Marine Aquarium is larger than that of Brighton. From the 

 keep of the Norman castle which commands the old town we look down with 

 admiration upon the sands which stretch along the foot of the limestone clifls. 

 Scarborough has been a place of commerce for centuries, and its port, protected by 

 two piers, afl'ords shelter to the largest vessels. The coasting trade carried on is 

 considerable, and the herring fishery is a source of profit. Still the importance 

 of the town is derived almost exclusively from the crowds of visitors annually 

 attracted by its picturesque scenery, bracing air, smooth sands, chalybeate springs, 

 and varied resources for amusement. 



Filcy, to the south-east of Scarborough, on the spacious bay to which it gives 



