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Page 83:-
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beacons
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Upon the summits of Grasmoor, Binsey, and Carrock Fells, there
are remains of basin-shaped cavities, walled round, and
apparently intended as Beacons. The Beacon, standing in the
centre of a large plantation on Penrith fell, is a more modern
erection of hewn stone, and commands extensive views of the
country. On the west side of the mountain Hardknot, a space of
about two acres is encompassed by the remains of a wall, with
places of entrance on each of the four sides. There seem to have
been towers at the different gates and corners, and several
interior erections.
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hillforts?
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Stations retaining the name of Castles, when scarcely a vestige
of their works remains, are found in several places upon the
mountains. They are generally characterized by pieces of
freestone, which must have been brought from a distance of
several miles, at a time when the roads were very imperfectly
formed.
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roman forts?
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Remains of Castles of a more permanent construction are to be
seen at Cockermouth, Egremont, Penrith, Brougham, Dacre, and
Kendal. Part of that at Cockermouth has been repaired and is
inhabited; the one at Dacre is used as a farm house; the rest are
in various stages of decay.
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Furness Abbey
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Furness Abbey is situated in a narrow dell, in a fertile district
of Lancashire, called Low Furness. It was founded in 1127, by
Stephen, afterwards king of England, and involved in the general
wreck of religious houses in 1537.
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gazetteer links
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-- (beacon, Binsey)
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-- (beacon, Carrock Fell)
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-- (beacon, Grasmoor)
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-- (Cockermouth Castle, Cockermouth)
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-- Dacre Castle
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-- Furness Abbey
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-- Penrith Beacon
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-- Mediobogdun
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