land-fastenings

Updated: July 16, 2025

It suffered severely in the Civil War, and there are still traces of the land-fastenings of the iron chain stretched across the harbor to keep out the French. Westward of the valley of the Dart is the valley of the Plym, also flowing out of Dartmoor.

Joel Cook - England, Picturesque and Descriptive: A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel