The mountains around the bay form very nearly a complete circle; the numerous peaks, from south to north, range at an average height of about 500 feet above the water's level, while a few ascend as high as 1,000.

We stood on the loftiest of all.

Immediately below us, a little to the right, embosomed in the mountains, lay the unmatched beauties of Glengarriff.

There are few spots on earth of wilder attractions.

The hills around form a complete amphitheatre.