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On the summit of Castle-crag are the remains of a fort; and much
freestone, both red and white, has been quarried out of the
ruins. Not long since, a lead pan with an iron bow was taken out
of them, and two masses of smelted iron, which probably were from
the bloomery at the foot of the Stake in Borrowdale. The fort has
most likely been of Roman origin, to guard the pass, and secure
the treasure contained in the bosom of these mountains. The
Saxons, and after them, the Furness monks, maintained this fort
for the same purpose. All Borrowdale was give (sic) to the monks
of Furness, probably by one of the Derwent family, and Adam de
Derwentwater gave them free ingress and egress through all his
lands [1]. The Grange was the place where they laid up their
grain and their tithe, and also the salt they made at the salt
spring, of which works there are still some vestiges remaining,
below Grange. The length of the castellum from east to west is
about 70 yards, from south to north about 40 yards.
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