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Page 115:-
of Denton and Lanercost. The antiquarian will prefer
travelling from Lanercost to Gilsland, along the heights of
the northern bank, as he will have an opportunity of
examining the Roman Wall, more especially at Birdoswald, the
Amblogana of the Romans, where the mass of the wall is
visible, though its facings are gone.
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Gilsland Spa
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GILSLAND SPA
Is a place of great resort, and in point of salubrity and
natural beauty, it is far superior to many spas of modern
celebrity in the northern part of the island.
From the Railway Station at Rose Hill, a good carriage-road
leads up in a gradual ascending sweep, passing a beautiful
mansion called the Orchard House, until it reaches the Shaws
Hotel, which stands upon an eminence skirted with fine wood.
This hotel has recently been thoroughly repaired, enlarged,
and remodelled, and now presents good accommodation to
family parties and visitors, whether for health or pleasure.
From a terrace-garden in front there is an extensive view,
embracing a considerable portion of the line of the
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, reaching from Greenhead down
towards Naworth Castle.
Behind the hotel is a field with walks and seats, exhibiting
various windings of the Irthing, in its course from the wild
fells in the waste. This field covers the mass of rock
strata, at the foot of which,
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gazetteer links
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-- "Shaws Hotel" -- Gilsland Spa Hotel
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-- "Gilsland Spa" -- Gilsland Spa
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-- "Roman Wall, The" -- Hadrian's Wall
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-- "Birdoswald" -- (roman fort, Birdoswald)
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-- Rose Hill Station
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