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35 34 non) T0 GLENARM.
‘:3 &.'cli t verdant turf. A little to the east of‘ the Salagh Braes stands
' an insulated hill, of the like gloomy aspect, and in form
&’3; resembling the frustum of a cone. Its structure < is
. 35' it‘; analogous to that of the adjacent hills, andits name, Knock
iii D00, 1'. e. .the black hill, is quite characteristic of tits apg
;" pearance. On the summit of the Salagh Braes is an ex: :
n 55 g"‘E tensive flat of ,table land, affording. tolerable pasture. i
T 99 The goats and sheep which graze upon these plains, walk 1
toward the brink of the precipice, and gaze at the passing 1
)1 ‘traveller with a sort of habitual courage and indifference. ,
‘ The distant view is also extremely -grand; the A coast -of E
Scotland and Ailsa Isle, the mountains of Arran, and the 1
V ,: Jllull of Cantyre,‘ are all distinctly visible : across a -great t
[a he jff expanse of water. Near to the shore.may be -observed t
rwffi . the Maiden Rocks, extremely dangerous to navigators, 5
1; being without alight-house. Thesearegenerally laid down . 5
Q ' in maps as much nearer the shore than they really are. : I
V, The scenery presents T the bold majestic ' character ‘
I i ,- already mentioned, until the traveller reaches thesummit 1
; of the very steep hill which separates jlllm from the
’ T : . ‘J, .valley of Glenarm. This ascent isextremely-difficult, for ,
3 25: ; carriages, or loaded cars, and must ‘for ‘ever militate
7.. T against the improvement "of the village of‘ Glenarm, as far
T I. f’ l 35 as that is connected with intercourse by land. .‘ 5 .
t As the traveller ascends the hill with Wmeastired steps,
- ;' 4‘ if and slow,” he can while away the time in an enjoynient of
‘ id,” 133;; E, ‘rig the splendidly expanding View which is, developed all
4 ff around, and in occasionally reflecting upon the extraor-
, 5: gr‘ ’ dinary structure of the land he travels. 3 Here, along the
e . w road-side, are found large pieces of flint, rounded as the
pebbles on the shore, by attrition; they; are easily, broken,
1 t and not considered so, valuable as those found in the lime.-,
stone quarries, -, .. .4 w j’; E‘
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