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Rothbury Parish Sheet 43 Plan 12

< List of Names
as written on the Plan
Various modes of
Spelling the same Names
Authority for those modes of
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Situation Descriptive Remarks, or other
General Observations
which may be considered of Interest
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The Crutch The Crutch Mr Gray 31 Chains South East A small Hill overlooking
The Crutch Mr Elliott of West Hepple the River Coquet
The Crutch Mr Redpath
Hetchester Hetchester Camp Mr Weatherson 42 Chains NWE At a short distance to the N West
(Remains of) Hetchester Camp Mr Redpath of West Hepple of Hepple there is a British entrenched
Hetchester Camp Mr Short Stronghold called Hetchester camp
The hill is very steep and difficult
of access on the N West side next to
the entrenchments have been levelled.
But all traces of the remarkable
castramentation is nearly obliterated as
excavation for Limestone has been
has carried on for years in the heart of
the camp. Of late years a great number
of human bones have been found buried
within the camp
Charles Payne c/a

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Transcribed by CTW and PW

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