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the name of Fellerdagh, now applied to the 

 mountain, on the spur of which it stands, and 

 the situation of the ruins so near, and so im- 

 mediately behind that of Antiphellus, are pre- 

 sumptive evidences in favour of supposing them 

 to be those of Phellus. The ruins that we saw 

 do not, however, indicate a very flourishing city, 

 in either ancient or modern times. The view 

 the site commands is one of the finest we have 

 seen since quitting the valley of the Xanthus. 

 From it we were delighted again to behold the 

 hoary summits of the Massicytus. We over- 

 looked an extensive inland valley, which is con- 

 fined by a magnificent circle of mountains, rising 

 from four to ten thousand feet above the sea, 

 and presenting features of the grandest character. 

 The valley is a great basin scooped out of the 

 heart of the mountains, which surround it like a 

 steep wall. It is crossed by several streams 

 or mountain torrents, flowing over wide pebbly 

 beds, meandering as if at a loss where to find 

 an outlet. 



Afar off, nearly in the centre of the plain, 

 we saw the mosque and minaret of Kassabar, sur- 

 rounded by a few detached houses. Our guide 

 pointed out to us the situation of several villages 



