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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14, No. 391, September 26, 1829

Note 3 — MR. GURNEY'S IMPROVED STEAM CARRIAGE.

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Yorkshire. This wonderful assemblage lies scattered in groups, covering a surface of nearly forty acres of heathy moor. The numerous rocking-stones, rock-idols, altars, cannon rocks, &c. evidently point out this spot as having been used by the Druids in their horrid and mysterious ceremonies. The position of some of these rocks is truly astonishing; one in particular resting upon a base of a few inches, overhangs on all sides many feet; while others seem suspended and balanced as if they hung in air.

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