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Sheet 64 Plan 15 Parish of Bothal

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Bothall Castle Bothal Castle White’s Directory 29 Chains south An Ancient building built sometime
(In Ruins) Bothal Castle Hodgson’s Hist. of the Co West of subsequent to the Norman invasion.
Bothal Castle Mackenzies Hist. of the Co Bothal Barns In Mackenzies Hist. the time is given thus
Bothal Castle Mr Angus given as the 15th year of the reign of
Edward IV, nothing now stands
but the external wall, and the northern
Gateway which latter has recently been
repaired and is occupied by the Duke
of Portland’s Agent, the remainder of
the site is laid out as pleasure grounds
for which see the Trace
River Wansbeck River Wansbeck White’s Directory South of Bothal A small River flowing into the
River Wansbeck Hodgsons Hist. of Co Ba Village German Ocean its Course
River Wansbeck Mackenzies Hist. of Co through the Parish is very
beautiful, both of its Banks
being Clothed with freely grown
Wood "which rises at the western
extremity of Whelpington Parish, &
after running thro’ a succession of
narrow but fertile vales, falls into
the sea at Camboise; about 7 miles
east of Morpeth." Whites Directy Pp 451-2
John Stewart
Lance Corporal RE

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