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nal. This little island forms a continuation with the west 

 side of the Bay of Sorvaag, but is not seen from the village of 

 that name. We there obtained a boat, to proceed towards it, 

 and in going down the bay, which is very narrow, we came 

 suddenly in view of it, with all the singular and grotesque 

 rocks by which it is surrounded. One of these is perforated 

 by the sea, forming a very fine natural arch ; while another, 

 like an enormous column, placed crooked on its base, stands 

 as if prepared to fall into the abyss beneath. 



The summit of Tintholm may be from five to six hundred 

 feet above the level of the sea ; it is divided into a number of 

 pinnacles, so extremely slender to appearance, that it becomes 

 a matter of surprise how they resist the fury of the storm. This 

 peak presents on the south side a bare perpendicular cliff, and 

 appears to be principally composed of amygdaloid. The only 

 observation we made here, was with regard to the extreme si- 

 milarity of the trap-tuff to that which Sir George Mackenzie 

 met with at Akkerfeld, and in other parts of Iceland. It con- 

 tained no minerals of any note^ 



Here, for once, the weather favoured us ; and although the 

 cliffs of Wagoe were not more elevated than others we had 

 previously seen, they were disincumbered of clouds, and 

 Avhen viewed from the farther extremity of Tintholm,. form- 

 ed a most sublime prospect. At the time, we could not 

 sufficiently estimate their altitude ; but the diversity of 

 form into which their summits were broken, and the fine 

 contrast afforded by the intervening rocks, with the beautiful 

 effects of light, altogether rendered our visit to this place ex- 

 tremely gratifying, particularly, as we were not at all prepared 

 tomeet with any thing of the kind; and we left it with a feel- 

 ing, that overlooking Tintholm, would have been the omis- 

 sion of an important object of curiosity, in a tour to Faroe. 



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