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place:-
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roman fort, Whitbarrow
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site name:-
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Bonfire Hill
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locality:-
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Whitbarrow
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parish
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Hutton parish, once in
Cumberland
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county:-
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Cumbria
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roman fort
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coordinates:-
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NY407282
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10Km square:-
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NY42
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old map:- |
West 1784 map
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A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and
Lancashire, now Cumbria, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch,
engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, included in the Guide
to the Lakes by Thomas West, published by William
Pennington, Kendal, Westmorland, and in London, from the 3rd
edition 1784, to 1821. |
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Roman Camp
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roman fort
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county:-
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Cumberland
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descriptive text:- |
West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
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Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West,
published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once
Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821. |
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Page 146:-
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... Also, on the banks of the Petteral, a few roods from the
south corner of the station, a curious altar was lately
found. It was three feet four inches in height, and near
sixteen inches square. It had been thrown down from the
upper ground, and the corners broken off in the fall. The
front had been filled with an inscription; the letters short
and square, but not one word remains legible. On the right
hand side is the patera, with a handle, and underneath the
secespita. On the opposite side is the ampula, and from its
lip a serpent or viper descends in waves. The back part is
rude, as if intended to stand against a wall. The emblems
are in excellent preservation [1].
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[1] This curious altar, after being some time in the
possession of the late Dr. James, of Arthuret, was removed
into the valuable collection of antiquities at Netherby.
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Page 147:-
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The castrum is 168 paces from south to north, by 110 within
the foss; which was also surrounded with a stone-wall. The
stones have been removed to the fence-wall on the road side,
and being in Plumpton, is called Plumpton-wall.
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The station is a vast heap of ruins, of stone building. The
walls are of great thickness, and cemented. The town has
surrounded the station, except on the side of the Petteral.
But whether the station took its name from the river, as
being upon its banks, and was called the Petriana, or
whether the station gave name to the river (which is perhaps
the least probable) let him who can determine.
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The station is twelve miles and three quarters from
Carlisle; five and a quarter from Penrith; about seven from
Brougham-castle; and about eighteen from Keswick, ...
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person:-
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: James, Dr
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date:-
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1778
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period:-
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18th century, late; 1770s
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008
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