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may walk without restraint, and enjoy 
romantic views of typical lake scenery. 
In the same year, also, nine acres 
on the summit of the Kymin Hill, 
Monmouth, were purchased for ;^300, 
by means of donations. The spot is 
about 800 feet above sea level ; and 
it is well known as affording one of 
the finest prospects in the west of 
England, for it commands an outlook 
extending over nine counties. 
In the year 1904, Rockbeare Hill, 
Devonshire, a few miles east of Exeter, 
was presented to the Trust by Mr 
W. H. C. Nation, of Rockbeare. The 
land, which is 21 acres in extent, is 
characteristic of the south-west of 
England, and is partly covered by 
a wood^ partly by open heath. 
Further, in 1906, the manorial 
rights over 750 acres of common on 
the summit of Hindhead were acquired. 
This land was offered for sale by public 
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