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CHAPTER VI FROM FALMOUTH TO THE LIZARD THE southward limit of Falmouth Bay is RosemuUion Head, which does not rise to any great height, but it commands fine views, on one side towards the Fal estuary, with Zose Point and the Dodman beyond, and on the other com- manding the mouth of the Helford creek. The " Rose " of course means heath ; and Mullion we shall meet again. Penjerrick, which lies a mile or two inland towards Falmouth, will be visited by many not only for its beautiful botanic gardens, but for its memories of the Foxes ; but our own steps must now be turned towards the Lizard. RosemuUion is in the parish of Mawnan, whose church-town lies a little south of it ; the dedication appears to be to a certain St. Mawnanus, but there is great difficulty in identifying him. From here to the mouth of the Fal there is a raised beach, more or less perfect ; in fact, all along this Cornish coast there are plentiful signs that the shore contours have been by no means permanent. When we reach the Helford River we have come to another rival of the Fal, with creeks and inlets, wooded banks and fields, differing in size but hardly in degree of beauty. Strictly, the name Helford only applies to the little ferry town ; the 106