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Parish of Warden Sheet 85 Plan 5

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CILURNUM Roman Station N. Maughan Esqr. Newbrough Lodge 35 chains North One of the principal Stations on the line
(Remains of) Roman Station Dr. Bruce’s History East of Ingle of the "Roman Wall" of Considerable extent
Roman Station Mr. Temple Gardener Chesters Pool being from North to South 864 links and
Cilurnum Dr. Bruce’s History of Roman Wall from East to West 637 links, it is situated
Cilurnum Mr McLauchlans Map & Memoir of the Roman Wall on rising ground on the West bank of the
Cilurnum Hutchinsons Histy of Northumberland "River North Tyne" its area is raised a little
Cilurnum Wallis’s Histy of Northumberland above the ground on its North South and
Cilurnum Hodgson’s Histy of Northumberland West sides leaving a slight trace of its
ditch visable, also having a natural fall
to the East as above described,
Vestiges of the outer walls are in existance
having been recently excavated by the
proprietor, John Clayton Esqr., a portion
of the South West corner of the wall is in good
preservation being 4 feet high and 5 feet
4 inches thick, with its facing stones
perfect, on the West and the portion
can be seen in a good state, of which
a section is given on the margin of Trace
5 of this plan, the North and East Gateway
are uncovered and nearly perfect to a considerable
extent, the Eastern one much more so than the
Northern one, the Eastern one being about 31/2 feet
above the Surface & the Northern one about 11/2 feet
above the surface.
Within the Station are the Remains of a

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