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to Glenariff, a distance of four miles, there occurs one suc- 

 cession of vast cliffs from five hundred to eight hundred 

 feet high, the upper two hundred feet being almost pei'pendicu- 

 lar, rising from the sloping undercliff as Cave Hill rises from 

 the Deer Park at Belfast. Here and there the very rugged 

 cliffs are broken by deep gorges and ravines, which vary the 

 scenery, and render it still more imposing and grand. The 

 sheltered valleys are fringed with the hazel, birch, and bramble ; 

 the same foliage being scattered among the fallen rocks that in 

 some places almost cOver the slope from the hills to the margin 

 of the sea. With this range of magnificent cliffs extending away 

 to Red Bay and up one side of Glenariff, a similar range form- 

 ing the other side on the southern escarpment of Crockalough 

 and Lurigethan mountains, the wooded hills about Cushendall 

 in the front, and the continued headlands beyond stretching 

 out towards the open sea, with the distant hills of Scotland 

 marking the other side of the Channel, form one great scene of 

 surpassing grandeur. 



The sun having now sunk behind the summit of Trostan, 

 and the breeze off the sea becoming cooler than agreeable, the 

 party gladly availed themselves of the hospitality of the Glens 

 of Antrim Hotel, in the romantically situated village of Cushen- 

 dall. Mrs. Martin, the hostess, soon had each comfortably 

 provided with every requirement, the style and character of 

 which was as creditable to the establishment as it was satis- 

 factory to the visitors. 



Remaining at the hotel for the night, next morning, at half- 

 past seven, the steward summoned all to breakfast, and the 

 good things provided were dealt with, with a zealous determi- 

 nation to prepare for a hard day's work. Soon after eight the 

 party started for Glendun. Nothing could surpass the beauty 

 and grandeur of the wild hills that surround the extensive 

 valley of Glendun. The beautiful road runs along the south 

 side of the glen for some distance, then crosses by a viaduct at 

 a spot that gives the best possible view of the country around. 

 Eighty feet below the Dun River flows onwards in its course 

 from the Eagle Hill and Slieveanorra Mountain to the sea at 

 Cushendun. Looking up the glen the Craig Mountain rises to 



