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Sheet 83 Plan 12 Parish of Warden

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
ROMAN WALL	Remains of	Mr. Errington, Sewing Shields	Northern By of	A work of the Ancient Romans,
(Remains of)	Roman Wall		Parish	the portions of it in this Plan consists
	Remains of	Mr. Dryden, Kennels		of about 31/2 chains of the original
	Roman Wall			Wall situated at the place where
	Remains of	Mr. Woodman, Beamwham.		this Parish and Haltwhistle meet
	Roman Wall.			it is 10 links in width and 5 feet
				high with its facing stones perfect.
				& is kept in preservation by John Clayton Esqr.
				the owner of the adjoining Roman station
				of House Steads; the remainder is a
				modern Wall about 4 links thick built
				with stones belonging to the Ancient Wall.

ROMAN VALLUM	Remains of	Mr. Errington	15 Chains south	A work of the Ancient Romans,
(Remains of)	Roman Vallum		of Roman Wall.	the remains of it in this plan are very
	Remains of	Mr Dryden.		slight and at the place where it passes
	Roman Vallum			out of this parish all traces of its lines
	Remains of	Mr Woodman.		are destroyed
	Roman Vallum

				John Stewart Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Transcribed by KF