Black's Picturesque Guide to North WalesAdam and Charles Black, 1857 - Počet stran: 341 |
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Abbey ancient Anglesey Asaph ascent Bala Bangor Barmouth Bart Beaumaris beautiful Beddgelert borough British Cader Idris called Capel Curig Carnarvon Carnarvonshire castle chapel church coast Corwen Denbigh descending Dinas distance Dolgelley Earl Edward elevation Elwy English erected extensive feet Ffestiniog Flintshire formed formerly fortress grandeur Hall Harlech height Henry hill Holyhead Hotels island John lake LEFT FROM CHESTER length Llanberis Llangollen Llewelyn Llyn lofty Lord Machynlleth mansion Menai straits Merionethshire miles Moel Mostyn mountain Nant neighbourhood North Wales Owen Glyndwr parish pass Penrhyn picturesque Plas population prince principal PWLLHELI quarries Railway remains residence Rhuddlan Rhyl RIGHT FROM CHESTER river Clwyd river Dee road rock Roman Route ruins Ruthin Saxon scene scenery Shrewsbury side situated Snowdon station stone stream summit surrounded tion tourist tower town tube vale of Clwyd valley village walls Welsh Welshpool William wood Wynn
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Strana 120 - Towyn, which having arrived at, we quitted the road, and began our ascent at the first step of this lofty mountain. When we had surmounted the exterior ridge, we descended a little to a deep clear lake, which is kept constantly full by the numerous tributary torrents that fall down the surrounding rocks ; hence we climbed a second and still higher chain, up a steep but not difficult track, over...
Strana 12 - Chester, exercise this petty sovereignty, until the death of Earl John Scot, in 1237, when Henry III. took the earldom, with all the powers annexed to it, into his own hands ; and from that period to the present it has been held by the English Crown. '' The title of Earl of Chester was conferred by Henry upon his eldest son, afterwards Edward I. It has ever since been vested in the reigning monarch's eldest son, and is now enjoyed by His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince...
Strana 191 - The upper one rushes over three projections of dark rocks, which rise like steps one above another, into a deep black basin, rendered still darker by the shadowing precipices, intermingled with huge, protruding stony masses; while the darkness and solitude of the place are increased by the sadcoloured foliage of the trees overhanging the rapid stream from each of its banks. A few yards lower down, a bold columnar rock, called Hugh Lloyd's Pulpit, rises from the bed of the river ; passing which, and...
Strana 235 - MEMOIR OF EDWARD FORBES, FRS Late Regius Professor of Natural History in the University of Edinburgh. By GEORGE WILSON, MDFRSE and ARCHIBALD GEIKIE, FRSE FGS of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.