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pass of the Greeta. In the wheel of the Greeta, in a meadow
peninsulated by the river, just below the town, and called
Goats-field, there are vestiges of a foss, but too imperfect to
draw a conclusion from in favour of the station. The ground round
the town is very fertile, and has been long enough cultivated to
destroy any remains of it, and what have been accidentally
discovered, may be gone into oblivion; and no change happening in
the town itself to occasion new discoveries, farther proofs may
still be wanting. If Camden visited Keswick, he was satisfied
with the then present state of the 'little town which king Edward
I. made a market.' The face of the country only drew his
attention. That Horsley never visited these parts is evident,
from his mistaken account of the road from Plumpton-wall to
Keswick, which he says passed through Greystock park. This, had
he but seen the face of the country, he could never have
imagined. His mistake, and Camden's silence, gave occasion to a
regular survey of the said road, and finding the military roads
from Papcastle, Ellenborough, Moresby, Ambleside, and Plumpton,
all to coincide at Keswick: for this and the other reasons
already assigned, it appeared evident that a station must be
somewhere near. The Castle-hill, above Keswick, is a faithful
record of the existence of a station in this country. Here was
the seat of the ancient lords of the manor of Der-
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