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[elegantly-]finished place, though now in a state of great
delapidation.
These waters may be employed either externally or internally
in a diversity of diseases, with great success. There are
hot and cold baths fitted up in the immediate contiguity of
the spring, and also at the hotel. In drinking the water no
other precaution or preparation seems necessary than that of
commencing with moderation. Time and experience have proved
its virtues; and during the last century up to the present
time, it has been used both externally and internally with
amazing success.
The walk from the hotel down to the spa is short, dry in all
weathers, and rather too steep, and will be found
inconveniently so on the return by the invalid, although
seats are placed at suitable distances, to render the
fatigue as light as possible. At the bottom of the hill the
path is continued along the water's brink, on a paved
terrace to the spa. On the right, adjoining the river, are
some plain buildings for the baths, and immediately across
the water, a number of large stepping-stones enable you to
visit the opposite banks, which are finely wooded, and offer
several interesting views from various open points.
Gilsland is a very favourable station for persons engaged
either in picturesque or antiquarian pursuits. The Roman
Wall may be examined in its course, from the Crags in
Northumberland to its entrance at Birdoswald in Cumberland.
Thirlwall Castle, on the Tippal, is within a short walk:
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