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BROWN WILLY— BUDE Rough Tor (pronounced Row Tor) is 1296 ft. in height, but, though not quite as* lofty as Brown Willy, is grander in appearance, and is notable for its vast blocks of rugged granite, weathered into the wildest of shapes. On the eastern peak are remains of a chapel to St. Michael, to whom churches in exposed places were often dedicated ; it was supposed that the archangel would preserve them from evil powers of the air. Around the feet of these hills are numerous traces of early occupa- tion. West of Rough Tor is an admirable logan. The view from the hill tops is very extensive, and on clear days reaches to Somerset. BUDE possibly derives its name from St. Budoc, but the point is uncertain. It has been condemned as unpicturesque and un- interesting, but its rising popularity proves the charm that it has for the public ; and, indeed, in spite of commonplace houses and some features of distressing modernity, there is a real attraction about the place. Of antiquity it has little, beyond traces of a St. Michael's chapel in Chapel Rock ; but it has been said that Agricola landed here. The canal, con- structed early in last century, gave Bude some small amount of importance ; it conveyed inland a considerable quantity of sand. The railway has since brought the canal into disuse, but the haven is still employed for a tiny coasting trade. In rough weather it is the sheerest absurdity to speak of it as a harbour ; indeed, of true harbourage on this N. coast there is 73