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Sheet 39 Plan 5 Parish of Shilbottle

There is one loose paper following sheet 12. Here it is

[Cutting from Alnwick Mercury, 2 Nov 1863; only the beginning is transcribed here]
SHILBOTELL VICARAGE, NORTHUMBER-
LAND
The Early English "turris de Schilbotell" now incor-
porated with the vicarage house at Shilbottel, is in course
of restoration. This ancient fabric is one of the earliest
peles in Northumberland. It is a quadrangular tower
built on the scalp of a rock, cropping out of the surface
on high ground . . . . .
[Signature below relates to the main page, not loose paper]
John Stewart
Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by JMCN and SW

   
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