Rambles among the Channel Islands / by a Naturalist.

Date:
[1855?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Rambles among the Channel Islands / by a Naturalist. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ^Yith abrupt and lofty sides. It has no shore. . An attempt to cultivate the land was made a i few years ago, but it is now given up. On our : visit we were compelled to climb up a natural 1 staircase to gain access to its interior. The soil 1 appears good, but the difficulty and uncertainty • of approach renders it an undesirable place ? for any farming operations. A deserted cot- • tage and stables exist in one part of it. A few • sheep find pasture there, and a multitude off rabbits thrive on the desolate spot. The rugged I and beautiful sides of Sark are best seen from , this island; its chasms, indented rocks, and ! stern outline are nowhere beheld in greater : beauty. A little to the northward, and between i Guernsey and Sark, lies the island of Herm. . This island is about three miles distant from \ Guernsey, and the same distance from Sark. . It is about a mile and a half long, and about: half a mile in breadth. Like Guernsey, it is • loftiest in its southern part, where the whole coast line is formed by steep and tall cliffs. It ’ inclines toward the north abruptly, until its • southern shore gently slopes into the waves. . On this side are some sandy plains and dunes, . and the celebrated “ shell-beach,” to which our attention must be again brought, forms the shore in this direction, extending from half to