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the three projecting points resemble so many salient
angles. The strata here also possess the appearance of
being formed to resist the violence of the sea, from
the inclination of tl1e dip; and the alternations are
very distinctly exhibited in the face of the point: the
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ascent to the summ1t.of the highest 13 extremely easy,
:3‘: 54,3‘; along a gently-ascending verdant bank; and the mural
l iiiierhli, precipice in front is so nearly perpendicular, that the eye
can be directed to the very base of the rock where it first
emerges from the beach. On this point there is generally
placed a flag-staff‘ of colossal dimensions, which might
be used with advantage for telegraphic purposes, or be a
useful index to the navigator during day-light.
In the descent from Dunmaul and Gerron point, the
pedestrian tourist possesses a great advantage; for here he
finds a passage of the road so steep, that few horses will
submit to the pressure of a heavy vehicle, unless’ those,
accustomed to the mountain roads: and in ascending, ‘
travellers are obliged to procure the assistance of .a. few
ponies, which are kept for this purpose at a i1eigh-
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r“‘;l.‘ bouring cottage. These are harnessed as leaders, and
,,,‘lz ‘’ by their example and exertion encourage the lunac-
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customed cattle to climb the difficult ascent. Tliisivery
steep pass is said to derive its name,‘ ‘ The Foaran
. I’ath,?' from‘a very well supplied spring, which may
be observed close tothe road, and from which a con-
siderable stream of water eternally gushes. ,
Such rapid descents are to be met with only upon the
most ancient lines of road. Modern engineering would
blush at such a stupid effort to afford communication.
There is anew ascent, however, now forming from the
summit of the Foaran path, through an enormous rock
of white‘lime-stone, along the mountain side, which will
