The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

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mass of columnar basalt is perched the ancient castle of Dumtanhoroucjh, whose
foundation dates probably back to a period anterior to that of the Romans.
Another basaltic promontory is crowned with Bamhoroufjh Castle, which formerly
defended a town of importance, now represented by a small fishing village. Off
this castle lie the basaltic Farn Islands, where seals are met with, and which
abound in sea-birds. The largest of these islands has an old chapel and a grave-
yard, associated with the name of St. Cuthbert ; while one of the smallest, a mere
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patch of rock rising a few feet above the water, is occupied by the Longstone Rock
Lighthouse, the home of Grace Darling.
A little farther north is Holi/ Island, famous in ecclesiastical history on account
of its cathedral of Lindisfarne, the site of which is occupied by the ruins of a priory
church, a miniature imitation of Durham Cathedral.
The river Till skirts the southeTn and eastern foot of the Cheviot Hills,
and enters the Tweed about 12 miles above its mouth at Berwick-on -Tweed.
Wooler, an old market town, is the principal place in the valley of the Till.
Humbleton, or Homildon Hill, in its neighbourhood, is crowned with a circular