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| surrounded the ancient residence, called, as we are informed by Mr Grey, Whittingstall, alias | ||||||
| "Quittingstall". These remains are on the high part of the hill, and about 200 yards from | ||||||
| Watling Street, the spot was recently called the Hall. The road at Whittonstall attains | ||||||
| the height of 720 feet above the sea. | ||||||
| About a mile – instead of half a mile , as stated by Horsley – from Whittonstall, "is a | ||||||
| remarkable turn" in the Watling Street; "and at this turn," on the west side, at a distance of | ||||||
| about 30 yards from the road,"is an exploratory fort of above 30 yards square,the situation of it | ||||||
| is high, and the prospect very large;" towards the North; "and near it is a tumulus, which | ||||||
| I found to consist mostly of stones covered in green turf." This tumulus has been removed | ||||||
| FORT | but the fort is still traceable, though since the enclosure of the common, the plough has nearly | |||||
| obliterated it. The spot is called Castle Hill. The Way, which from Whittonstall had run | ||||||
| straight, changes its bearings considerably, and apparently takes lower ground unnecessarily | ||||||
| to rise again, but an examination of the brook in advance will show that the precipitous | ||||||
| part of the bank would have offered very considerable difficulties in a straight line. In | ||||||
| crossing the Stocksfield brook the present road appears to be about 30 yards below the | ||||||
| Watling Street. which seems to run straight from the fort, to the high ground between the | ||||||
| two brooks, and thence with a fresh bearing to the turn off to Hindley farm where a part | ||||||
| of it may still be seen in the present Road. At this turn off the Watling Street takes a | ||||||
| new direction bearing a little more North;and at the next small brook the present road | ||||||
| is wholly on the west of the line; and at about 110 yards in advance it leaves the Watling | ||||||
| Street, which continues the straight line across the fields, as pointed out by Mr Angus | ||||||
| of Broomley, and some old residents on the spot. This part of the line passed about | ||||||
| 260 yards south west of Broomley Farm house, at its nearest point and may be seen | ||||||
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