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Sheet 83 Plan 12 Parish of Haltwhistle

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BATH Bath Mr Thompson 35 Chains North A large Trough fed with pure
(Remains of) (Remains of) east by east of water by a small stream which
Bath Mr Makepeace Rapishaw Gap gushes out of Housestead crags.
(Remains of) In Bruces Roman Wall and
Bath Mr Armstrong MacLaughlins Memoir this is
(Remains of) mentioned as the site of a
Roman Bath.
ROMAN ROAD Roman Road Mr Edward Lowes 4 Chains This Road was formed the
Roman Road Mr Campbell South of Hotbank South Side of the Wall and
Roman Road McLauchlan’s Memoir of the Roman Wall formed a means of communica-
Roman Road Revd Dr Bruce tion between Borcovicus and
Carvoran or Magna; it owes
its origin to the Romans;
by whom it was constructed;
during their occupation of Britain
for considerable distances it is traceable, but in many places the
advance of agriculture has obliterated all remains
T. Jordan
2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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