This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ... so many, it is strikingly bold, angular, and apparently capable of resisting almost indefinitely the grinding action of the tidal and storm wave. But like the rest, it is on the road to destruction; and some other mass, now a part of Sark, will succeed it in due time. There is no access to the shore beyond the Moie de ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ... so many, it is strikingly bold, angular, and apparently capable of resisting almost indefinitely the grinding action of the tidal and storm wave. But like the rest, it is on the road to destruction; and some other mass, now a part of Sark, will succeed it in due time. There is no access to the shore beyond the Moie de Mouton till the celebrated Gouliot caves are reached. They are approached by a rather troublesome descent from the table-land, the path leading past the Havre Gosselin, which may be conveniently visited on the same excursion. They consist of noble vaulted caverns, piercing a promontory which extends towards, and has origi Tiniagm--Tint-a-jeu--Tin Tagel (as in Cornwall), the Devil's Castle. One of the very few Celtic words remaining in the Channel Islands GOULIOT CAVES. 155 nallybeen connected with, the Gouliot rock and the island of Brecqhou (He des Marchands) the whole of the rock at and near the water-level, beneath the promontory called the Sault Jehan (John's Leap), is honeycombed in a singular manner, forming a succession of caverns constantly altered by the action of the waves. A very fine view of the Gouliot rock and passage, with the caverns just visible, and the island of Brechou to the left, is obtained from the Havre Gosselin. The Gouliot caves, which may at all times be reached from above, can only be thoroughly explored at extremely low tides; and even then, the visitor must be prepared to wade through some depth of water. The descent was formerly a difficult task to any one not accustomed to cliffing, and not endowed by nature with a steady head. In this case, however, as in many others, there is little danger when there is no fear, and the path has lately been very much improved, so as to allow naturalists and lovers of wild na...
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