A treatise on the mineral waters of Gilsland / by W. Reid Clanny, M.D., M.R.I.A., Honorary member of the Royal Physical Society of edinburgh, and of the Kirwanian Society of Dublin, Eire.

  • Clanny, William Reid, 1776-1850.
Date:
1816
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the mineral waters of Gilsland / by W. Reid Clanny, M.D., M.R.I.A., Honorary member of the Royal Physical Society of edinburgh, and of the Kirwanian Society of Dublin, Eire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3ears, people of rank and fortune from Ireland and Scotland, as well as from dif- ferent parts of England, having annually derived health and amusement by visiting this favoured spot. These mineral waters are eighteen miles east from Carlisle, and t about two miles north of the great road leading from that city to NeAvcastle. The air of this place, compared to that of most parts in the north of England, is very salubrious; and no small benefit is derived by the invalid from its purity and high range of temperature. The distant view of Gilsland is not very inviting, for the heath-clad hills in its im- mediate vicinity appear wild and unculti- vated ; but this unfavourable impression vanishes, the moment we arrive upon the spot. ’Ihe romantic walks round the Shaws are of considerable importance to the in-