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Sheet 83 Plan 12 Parish of Haltwhistle

List of Names as written on the Plan	Various modes of Spelling the same Names	Authority for those modes of Spelling	Situation	Descriptive Remarks, or other General Observations which may be considered of Interest
AMPHITHEATRE	Amphitheatre	McLauchlans Memoir	53 East of	A hollow on the north side of the
(Remains of)	(Remains of)		Rapishaw Gap	Roman Wall, it is of a circular
	Amphitheatre	Mr Thompson		form and is locally said to have
	(Remains of)			been the Amphitheatre for the Roman
	Amphitheatre	Mr Makepeace Grindle Dike		Soldiers &c that were stationed at
	(Remains of)	On the east of the Station at a distance of about 130 yards		Borcovicus.
		is a hollow formed in what was probably the ditch of
		the ~~Roman~~ Great Wall, it is circular and though North of the
		Wall was perhaps an Amphitheatre.
			McLauchlans Memoir p39

Kennel Crags	Kennel Crags	Mr Thompson	61 Chains North	A bold ridge of Crags which has
	Kennel Crags	Mr Makepeace	east by east	served as a strong natural defence
	Kennel Crags	Mr Armstrong	of Rapishaw Gap	for the Roman Wall : they derive
				their name from a farm house
				in the adjoining parish

Clew Hill	Clew Hill	Mr Thompson	76 Chains North	A small conical hill whose northern
	Clew Hill	Mr Makepeace	east by east	face has helped to defend the
	Clew Hill	Mr Armstrong	of Rapishaw gap	Roman Wall

Note: unsigned

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Transcribed by CTW and PW