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X, A c Defcription of a large Lake called 
Malhoim Tarn, near Skipcon in Craven, 
in the County of Yorkfiiirq by John Fuller, 
Effyjun. F.R.S. 
1 \ffAlholm is a pretty Country Village, fttuated on 
the Southern Side of a monftrous high Hill, the 
Afcent of which is not very fteep. By a Break be- 
tween this Hill and another, which are joined by a 
Rock, which meafures 82 Yards perpendicular, and 
feems to be about Two-thirds of the Height of the 
Hill, I conclude the Hill to be about 120 Yards per- 
pendicular. On the Top of this Rock there Bill 
remains the Appearance of a Chanel for 2 or 300 
Yards together, which, by its having no Mould or 
Earth to cover it, I judge to have been a PafTage for 
that Water, which formerly ufed to tumble over the 
Precipice, but now has found a PafTage under-ground, 
and flows out at the Bottom of the Rock, being now 
called Air-Head , viz. the Head of the River Air . 
The Rock is called Malhoim Cove. 
Between the Top of this Mountain and the Tops 
of Four others, is Malhoim Tarn * (I fay the Tops 
of them, for though they fteep a Quarter of a Mile 
towards the Lake from their Tops, it is at a Mile 
and an half down to the flat Country on the Outfide). 
This Lake is between 3 or 400 Acres. The Shape 
of it is a Parallelogram, the Length of which equals 
about twice the Breadth: There are no Weeds in it. 
In a fine Bill Day, you may fee the white chalky 
Bottom, where it is 10 or 12 Foot deep. I wonder 
Camden 
* A Saxon word for a Lake. 
