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BANKS EAST TURRET – HADRIAN’S WALL – wHW1203C
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionBanks East Turret on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria on an autumn morning. The turret is adjacent to a small car park with a great view over the course of the River Irthing and on to the Cumbrian North Pennines.£45.00–£475.00 -
HARE HILL – HADRIAN’S WALL – wHW1251
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionJust past the picturesque village of Banks in Cumbria heading west the Hadrian's Wall Path passes a small section of the Roman Wall at Hare Hill.£45.00–£475.00 -
LANERCOST PRIORY – CUMBRIA – wHW1304B
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionA glorious autumn sunrise looking through the old archway at the entrance to Lanercost Priory just south of the Hadrian's Wall Path near Brampton in Cumbria.£45.00–£475.00 -
LANERCOST PRIORY – CUMBRIA – wHW1305D
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionLanercost Priory is a magnificent building, partly ruined, partly an active site of worship. The picture was taken early on a bright autumn morning. The early red light of the sun emphasizing the local red sandstone.£45.00–£475.00 -
BEWCASTLE – CUMBRIA. – wHW1350
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionTo the north of Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria is Bewcastle. It was a Roman outpost, later adopted by the Normans and later again by the Armstrong Border Rievers.£45.00–£475.00 -
BEWCASTLE – CUMBRIA. – wHW1350A
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionTo the north of Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria is Bewcastle. It was a Roman outpost, later adopted by the Normans and later again by the Armstrong Border Rievers.£45.00–£475.00 -
BEWCASTLE CHURCH AND CROSS – CUMBRIA – wHW1351
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionBewcastle, a few miles north of the Hadrian's Wall Trail in Cumbria, is the small Church with its well preserved runic cross.£45.00–£475.00 -
BEWCASTLE – CUMBRIA – wHW1353
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionBewcastle was a Roman picket fort north of Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria. It was later adopted by the Armstrong riever family as a fortified stronghold in violent times.£45.00–£250.00 -
MOOT HALL – BRAMPTON – CUMBRIA – wHW1451
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionBrampton in Cumbria is a few miles south of the Hadrian's Wall Trail. It is a very attractive small town with an octagonal Moot Hall built in 1817.£45.00–£475.00 -
BRAMPTON – CUMBRIA – wHW1452
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionA quick stop in Brampton during the Charity Stage Coach run along the route of Hadrian's Wall.£45.00–£475.00 -
OLD CHURCH – BRAMPTON – CUMBRIA – wHW1452A
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionThe picturesque Old Church at Brampton in Cumbria is west of the town and 1.5 miles south of the Hadrian's Wall Trail. It was built in the 12th century on the site of a Roman Fort.£45.00–£475.00 -
OLD CHURCH – BRAMPTON – CUMBRIA – wHW1453
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionThe picturesque Old Church at Brampton in Cumbria is west of the town and 1.5 miles south of the Hadrian's Wall Trail. It was built in the 12th century on the site of a Roman Fort.£45.00–£475.00
Hadrian's Wall - Western Section
The Western Section of Hadrian’s Wall begins at the Poltross Burn Milecastle in Gilsland. Following the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail takes you to Willowford and the ruins of the Roman Bridge across the River Irthing. High above the river is the Roman Fort of Birdoswald where excavations clearly show the design of the fort.
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Travelling west the landscape changes to archetypal English pastoral scenery. Just to the south of the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail is the magnificent red sandstone ancient Lanercost Priory, the eastern part of which is a photogenic ruin. The road by the Priory takes you to the picturesque small town of Brampton with its Market Square and unusual octagonal Moot Hall. The next major feature is the historic city of Carlisle with its very attractive centre. Places of interest include the impressive Castle and Tullie House Museum.
As we move forever west the countryside features an abrupt change to the salt marshes of the Solway Firth and eventually the Irish Sea. Set alone on the marshes is the King Edward I monument with its backdrop of the marches and the distant Scottish hill Criffel and there is a magnificent statue of the King by the pub in the nearby village of Burgh By Sands. As we near the final destination of the east-west walk we pass through Port Carlisle with the long defunct canal to transport cargo from ocean going vessels to Carlisle city centre many miles away. The canal was replaced in 1854 with a railway line built on top of it – that is also now defunct.
Finally – Bowness on Solway, the end of our journey. Bowness is a delightful little village. If you are lucky in between the end of February and early September you may see the still practiced Viking form of fishing called “Haaf Netting”. This is only placed it is permitted in the UK.
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