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Page 134:-
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Clifton
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further on, is Clifton: its old hall, now a farm-house, is a
turreted building. The moor is famous as having been the
scene of an engagement between the Highlanders and the Duke
of Cumberland, to which allusion is made in Waverley. From
this pleasant village extends the walk to the Countess'
Pillar, a lofty and handsome stone obelisk, erected by the
good Countess of Pembroke in 1656, to commemorate her
parting with her mother, the countess dowager; it is adorned
with dials and armorial quarterings. On the return is
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Brougham castle
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BROUGHAM CASTLE,
On the site of the Roman Brovoniacum, at the confluence of
the Eamont and Lowther, where many Roman remains have been
found. The present Castle is Norman. The first Roger Lord
Clifford built part, as appears from an inscription - 'This
made Roger.' In 1651 the countess re-edified it, after it
had lain in ruins from 1617. The entrance is by a
machicolated gateway and tower, and a short covered way
leads to an under gateway with iron-grated gates. The
Dongçon, a stately edifice of excellent masonry,
rises from the midst of the area: within this is a vault,
the groined roof of which is supported by a single octagonal
pier. The outward and inner gateways are both vaulted with
common arches, and have been defended by portcullises.
These ruins, standing on a tree-clad eminence
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-- (battle site, Clifton Moor)
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-- "Brougham Castle" -- Brougham Castle
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-- Clifton Hall
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-- Countess Pillar
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-- "Brovoniacum" -- (roman fort, Brougham)
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