Chapter 21 A NORTHERN MOOR

Where Tees in tumult leaves his source,

Thundering o'er Caldron and High Force.

Scott.

A first glance at the bleak and inhospitable moorland of Upper Teesdale would not lead one to suppose that it is famous for its flora. No more desolate-looking upland could be imagined; the great wolds stretch away monotonously, broken only by a few scar