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family could not get him past, (though they had all seen it
"dozens of times,") when, failing and infirm, he set out on
his last sad journey, in pursuit of health. Passing through
Penrith, he would see the Giant's Grave; and thither he
limped, to wonder once more what it could mean.
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The parish of Brougham, Burg-ham (meaning Castle-town) was
the Brovacum of the Romans, where, as we learn from Nicolson
and Burn, they had a company of Defensores, and left many
tokens of their presence in antiquities which have come to
light from time to time. The Village of Brougham passed into
the hands of the Veteriponts in the reign of John or Henry
III. The Castle of Brougham has been held by the
Veteriponts, Cliffords and Tuftons, and is now the property
of the Earl of Thanet. It is now in ruins; and fine ruins
they are. They stand at the confluence of the Eamont and
Lowther Rivers, at the distance of a mile from Penrith.
Brougham Hall, the seat of Lord Brougham, is within a mile
and a-half of Penrith. The traveller should walk along the
river bank from the bridge at Brougham Hall to Askham, and
then ascend the steep bank of red sandstone, overshadowed by
trees, to the park of Lowther Castle. The grounds here are
fine; especially the terrace, which affords a noble walk. It
is very elevated; broad, mossy, shady, breezy, and
overlooking a considerable extent of country,- some of which
is fertile plain, and some undulating surface,- the margin
of the mountain region. The most remarkable feature of this
landscape is perhaps the hol-
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