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Sheet 91 Plan 3   Parish of Haltwhistle

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Thirlwall Castle Thirlwall Castle Mr Carrick 40 Chains North A good farm house with out-
Thirlwall Castle Mr Smith of The Coulson offices and land attached situated
Thirlwall Castle Mr Johnson Arms (PH) at the North Side of Tipalt Burn,
Thirlwall Castle List of County Voters the property of the Earl of
Carlisle
Banktop Banktop Mr Smith 27 Chains SW of Six cottages on the North
Banktop Mr Carrick The Coulson Arms side of the Turnpike Road leading
Banktop Mr Johnson (PH) from Greenhead to Carlisle
Thirlwall Castle Thirlwall Castle Mr Carrick 39 Chains North The remains of Thirlwall Castle
(Remains of) (Remains of) of The Coulson stands on a steep bank on
Thirlwall Castle Mr Smith Arms (PH) the North side of Tipalt Burn.
(Remains of) The walls now remaining are in
Thirlwall Castle Mr Johnson some parts 9 feet thick & about 30 ft
(Remains of) high. It was the seat or stronghold of John de Thirwall
Thirlwall Castle Bruce’s Roman wall in 1369. Thirwall is supposed to be derived from the breaches
(Remains of) made in the Roman Wall for the Scots in their incursions.
"A dark melancholy fortress of the Middle Age – it was
for many centuries the residence of an ancient Northumbrian family
of the name of Thirlwall. The walls are 9 feet thick
and are faced inside and out with stones taken from
the Roman Wall." Bruce’s Roman Wall

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