The British Tourists; Or: Traveller's Pocket Companion, Through England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Comprehending the Most Celebrated Tours in the British Islands ...J. Gillet, 1814 |
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... wood . This city stands partly on the side of a hill , and partly on a plain . The buildings are mostly ancient . abbey , or cathedral , and the castle in which the bishop resides , are seated on the summit of a cliff , whose bottom is ...
... wood . This city stands partly on the side of a hill , and partly on a plain . The buildings are mostly ancient . abbey , or cathedral , and the castle in which the bishop resides , are seated on the summit of a cliff , whose bottom is ...
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... woods , they came to Dunbar . The chief street is broad and handsome ; and the houses built of stone , as is commonly the case in Scotland . The harbour is safe , but small , and a few ships are annually sent from this place to ...
... woods , they came to Dunbar . The chief street is broad and handsome ; and the houses built of stone , as is commonly the case in Scotland . The harbour is safe , but small , and a few ships are annually sent from this place to ...
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... woods adjacent to this seat , are some sub- terraneous apartments , and excavations out of the solid rock . They seem to have been formed by the ancient inhabitants of the country as receptacles for provisions , or retreats in the hour ...
... woods adjacent to this seat , are some sub- terraneous apartments , and excavations out of the solid rock . They seem to have been formed by the ancient inhabitants of the country as receptacles for provisions , or retreats in the hour ...
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... wood . Formerly , from its darksome situation , when it was enveloped in forests , this pile was called the Castle of Gloom : it was seated in the parish of Dolor , bounded by the glens of Care , and washed by the burns of Sorrow . The ...
... wood . Formerly , from its darksome situation , when it was enveloped in forests , this pile was called the Castle of Gloom : it was seated in the parish of Dolor , bounded by the glens of Care , and washed by the burns of Sorrow . The ...
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... Wood ; and , on a distant ridge of hills , some remains of Macbeth's castle are still said to exist . The pass into the Highlands is awfully magnifi- cent ; the naked mountains and rocks frequently approach very near each other , and in ...
... Wood ; and , on a distant ridge of hills , some remains of Macbeth's castle are still said to exist . The pass into the Highlands is awfully magnifi- cent ; the naked mountains and rocks frequently approach very near each other , and in ...
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abbey ancient antiquity appears arch banks beautiful Boethius bridge broad built Caerleon called castle cathedral cattle celebrated chapel Chester-le-Street church Colonsay cross curious distance Dublin Duke Earl elegant eminence erected farther feet high fertile Frith Giant's Causeway Glen Gothic handsome Hebrides height Henry VII Highlands hill hundred inhabitants Ireland Irish island Isle James II Kenneth III lake land Loch Loch Tay Lochaber lofty Lord Lough Erne magnificent miles long monuments mountains natives Norman architecture Ochil Hills parish passed Pennant Picts picturesque pillars plain precipices principal proceeded reached reign remains remarkable ride river road rock Roman round tower ruins says scene Scotland seat shore side singular Skie small town soon spot square Staffa stands stone tains tour tourist track travellers trees tumulus Twiss vale vast vestiges vicinity village walls woods Wyndham