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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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