Gents Mag 1852 part 1 p.481

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	Gentleman's Magazine 1852 part 1 p.481
Hadrian's Wall
	Observations on the Roman Wall FRESH OBSERVATIONS ON THE ROMAN WALL, BY THE REV. JOHN COLLINGWOOD BRUCE, M.A. AUTHOR OF THE ACCOUNT OF "THE ROMAN WALL, 1851." Newcastle-upon-Tyne, April 15. MR. URBAN, - I have just returned from a re-investigation of the great Roman Barrier in this neighbourhood, accompanied (as often previously) by a friend well acquainted with the peculiarities of Roman masonry, William Kell, esq. town-clerk of Gateshead. In the course of my ramble, I have picked up some scraps of information, which may be acceptable to your antiquarian readers. ROMAN WAY-SIDE WATCH-TOWER AT BEWCASTLE. - The station at Bewcastle is placed upon a slightly elevated platform at the bottom of a valley through which the small river Kirkbeck flows. There can be little doubt that it was planted here to guard the Maiden Way, which crosses the valley on its path to the Scottish border. As the station is situated in the low ground, the prospect is very limited towards both north and south. The hill to the north of the station
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