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Parish of Simondburn Sheet 84 Plan 5

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Black Dike Black Dike Dr J C Bruce 106 Chains West of The wall which forms the line
(Site of) Black Dike Mr Makepiece Grindle Dikes the Camp of demarcation between the Parishes
Black Dike Mr Taylor. Sharpley Simondburn of Simondburn & Haltwhistle commencing
with its junction with the Roman Wall
"This antient object is supposed to have and continues for 40 Chains in a
formed the lines of demarkcation between the North Westerly direction. it is a
Kingdoms of Northumbria & Cumbria". plain stone wall which having
Bruces Roman Wall no appearance of an antiquity. there
can be no information obtained on
the ground to [???] guarantee
the continuation of this name
any farther than is shewn.
The name of this object is
with few exceptions unknown in its
vicinity
J. Davison
Sapper Royal Engineers

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