Cawfields Quarry and Roman Wall Near Haltwhistle
Beautiful Walk to Hadrian's Wall from Haltwhistle Northumberland, England Part 1
The Virtual Tourist walks to Hadrian's Wall from Haltwhistle Northumberland, England Part 1
Ghost of~ Milecastle 42 Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland, England U.K
Hadrian's Wall was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.Hadrian's Wall was 80 Roman miles or 117.5 km (73.0 mi) long;
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Milecastle 42 is believed to have been built by the Second Legion. Each milecastle on Hadrian’s Wall had two associated turret structures. A fragment of a tombstone and a Hadrianic building inscription were found there.
Carrying on, the path descends into Caw Gap reaching the remains of Turret 41a. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milecastle, and would probably have been manned by men from the milecastle’s garrison.
Many different accounts of paranormal activity have been reported at these milecastles over the centuries. Milecastle 42 (aka Cawfields Milecastle) is one of these haunted Roman forts. Shocked visitors to the fort ruins have reported seeing an apparition of a man in Roman armor during broad daylight! His specter hovers in the air at the level where Hadrian’s wall used to reach, about 16 feet high.Theoretical Structural ArchaeologyFor Milecastles HERE
The ghost has been seen so many times that a backstory has developed explaining his persistent presence. He is known as Lucius, a sentry at Milecastle 42, who made the mistake of falling for a local Briton girl. The girl’s brother would smuggle goods over Hadrian’s Wall in and out of the Empire. She became close to Lucius for the sole purpose of gaining information to help her brother. When the brother’s intrigues were finally discovered he was captured, and then indicated that Lucius was the sentry who was carelessly leaking information to his lover. Lucius then realized that this girl had been using him and committed suicide, dooming his spirit to roam the area forever. You can read about the activity at Milecastle 42 in these books: They Still Serve: A Complete Guide to the Military Ghosts of Britain by Richard McKenzie, Ghost Trails of Northumbria by Clive Kristen and Haunted Northumberland by Darren W Ritson.
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Cawfields, Hadrian's Wall
Video and slides taken of Cawfield Quarry pond and Grags whilst stopping for cuppa along Hadrian's Wall. Cawfields is a former quarry cutting dramatically through Hadrian's Wall and underlying Whin Sill dolerite rock it comprises of a large pond and carpark with toilets plus electric charging disabled bay.
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Definition of Whin Sill - Much of the early study of geology began in the British Isles, whence much of the terminology is derived. Quarrymen of Northern England used the term 'sill' to describe a more or less horizontal body of rock. 'Whin' was applied to dark, hard rocks. As the intrusive igneous origin of the Whin Sill was determined in the 19th century, the term 'sill' was adopted by geologists for concordant, horizontal intrusive bodies. From Wikipedia
Milecastle 42 on Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, UK
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Milecastle 42 is located close to Cawfield Quarry, close to Haltwhistle, Northumberland, UK. The wind is so bad here at times that you can scarcely hear me rabbit on. This film does make the point however that it is very windy here - and the wind can suddenly appear from nowhere. It cannot have been a popular posting for a Roman soldier!
An unusual position for a fort as it is on a slope. Was it to protect the gap between the two hills or was it because the Romans were keen on getting their milecastles bang on one mile?
As you can see in this video, Milecastle 42 is situated on a steep south facing slope close to Cawfield Crags. It overlooks Hole Gap to the west. It measures 17.8 metres east-west by 14.4 metres north-south internally, with walls 2.8 metres thick and 1.4 metres high.
An excavation in 1847 - 8 uncovered part of a dedication slab indicating that the milecastle had been built by the Legio II Augusta.
Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milecastle, and would probably have been manned by part of the milecastle's garrison. The turrets associated with Milecastle 42 are known as Turret 42A and Turret 42B. The former was probably destroyed by quarrying.
Hadrian's Wall was 117.5 km long, it varied in height depending on what construction materials were available nearby. In this area the wall was around 2.4m high and we can still see where the ditches were located.
Roman Emperor Hadrian came to Britain in 122CE and the wall was no doubt planned before then, maybe even started before then. The wall was a clear indication of Roman power but also an indication that enough was enough and that the Empire was not going to continue growing. Hadrian's father Trajan had extended the Empire with the acquisition of Dacia in modern Romania and Mesopotamia in modern Iraq but Hadrian retreated from these areas. Hadrian followed the principle of Augustus a century earlier that consolidation, not enlargement was the name of the game.
Would it not have been easier for Hadrian simply to have conquered the remainer of Britain rather than build a wall? After all, he knew it was an island. This is a good question, the north had a low population and indeed the Empire did make north briefly later. I am unable to give an answer.
The Wall served more of a statement than a military value. It showed outsiders how strong Rome was and was useful in collecting taxation revenues. Certainly in other parts of the Empire, the 'barbarians' outside were beginning to live like Romans at this time and organise towns, roads etc.
The wall took only six years to finish although no doubt extra work was continually being done. At each of the 80 Roman miles there was a milecastle holding a handful of troops who could be called out if necessary. These milecastles were located within signalling or physical view of each other and so they are not equidistant.
The garrison was made up of auxiliaries, sometimes from far away places. The fortress of Arbeia (not strictly speaking a border fortress) at South Shields was garrisoned by people from Iraq!
Although there were attacks on the wall, on the whole it was peaceful. In 410CE, Rome itself was under attack and Roman troops were pulled out of Britain. The locals, who were Romanised, were told that they needed to take care of their own defence.
The wall lasted long after the Romans went. Most damage was done in the eighteenth century as stone was removed for road and agricultural use. Fortunately the wall was protected from the nineteenth century onwards. Hadrian's Wall was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and in 2005 it became part of the transnational Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site which also includes sites in Germany.
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Places to see in ( Haltwhistle - UK )
Places to see in ( Haltwhistle - UK )
Haltwhistle is a small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 10 miles east of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall. It had a population of 3,811 at the 2011 Census. Stone-built houses are a feature of Haltwhistle. It is one of two settlements in Great Britain which claim to be the exact geographic centre of the island, along with Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire, 71 miles (114 km) to the south.
The name Haltwhistle has nothing to do with a railway stop. Early forms of the name are Hautwesel (1240), Hautwysel (1254), Hawtewysill (1279), Hautwysell (1381), Haltwesell (Speede 1610). The second part -twistle relates to two streams or rivers. It derives from two Old English words twicce or twise, 'twice', 'division into two' and wella, 'stream, brook'. The second word is reduced in the compound word to ull, making twicculla, twisella. All but one of the examples in place names represent a high tongue of land between two streams where they join.
Haltwhistle was probably in existence in Roman times, as it is one of the closest approaches of the River South Tyne in its upland reaches to Hadrian's Wall. The old Roman road or Stanegate passes just two miles to the north of the town. The development of the town was based on its position on the main Newcastle to Carlisle road and on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway line.
The expansion of Haltwhistle in the 18th and 19th centuries was due to coal mining in the area and to a lesser extent the use of Haltwhistle as a loading point for metal ores coming from the mines on Alston Moor. In 1836 while some workmen were quarrying stone for the Directors of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, on the top of Barcombe, a high hill in the township of Thorngrafton and Parish of Haltwhistle, one of them found a copper vessel containing 63 coins, 3 of them gold and 60 copper. The gold coins were, one of Claudius Caesar, reverse Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus; one of Nero and one of Vespasian. The find is known as the Thorngrafton Hoard and the empty arm-purse can still be seen in the museum at Chesters Fort.
Haltwhistle was a market town for the exchange of local goods. In the 18th century two Quakers set up a baize manufactury and there was a weaving establishment. On the Haltwhistle Burn were fulling mills, dyeing and spinning mills. A walk along this stream to the Roman Wall, shows that it must have been a hive of industry with quarries, coal mining and lime burning kilns. The Directory of 1822 (Pigot) gives a whole range of craftsmen, shopkeepers and traders—60 in number, including makers of clogs. The weekly market was held on Thursdays and there were fairs on 14 May and 22 November for cattle and sheep.
Hadrian's Wall to the north of the town is used as a major selling point for the town. The section of the wall closest to Haltwhistle is among the most spectacular and complete, with the wall striding eastwards from the lake at Crag Lough along the spine of the Whin Sill.
The remains of Haltwhistle Castle and the series of Bastles, and Haltwhistle Tower. Haltwhistle also claims to be at the geographic centre of Britain – equidistant from the sea as measured along the principal points of the compass. A hotel in the centre of Haltwhistle is named the Centre of Britain Hotel in recognition of this claim. The claim is rather tenuous as it requires that the northern extremity is taken to be Orkney rather than Shetland. Depending on how the centre of the island is calculated, however, the centre can be said to be Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire. See centre points of the United Kingdom.
There are many historic properties nearby, including Featherstone Castle, Blenkinsop Castle, Unthank Hall, Bellister Castle, Coanwood Friends Meeting House, and Thirlwall Castle. Haltwhistle Viaduct lies to the south of the railway station and was the first major feature on the Alston Line to Alston, Cumbria.
The town is served by Haltwhistle railway station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, also known as the Tyne Valley Line. The line was opened in 1838, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear with Carlisle in Cumbria. The line follows the course of the River Tyne through Northumberland.
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Hadrian's Wall from Walltown Crags to Cawfields Quarry
Hadrian's Wall - Walltown Crags, Aesica Fort and Cawfields Quarry
Bamburgh castle
Beautiful Castle in northumberland
Bamburgh Castle is a castle on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The site was originally the location of a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia from its foundation in c. 420 to 547. After passing between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons three times, the fort came under Anglo-Saxon control in 590. The fort was destroyed by Vikings in 993, and the Normans later built a new castle on the site, which forms the core of the present one. After a revolt in 1095 supported by the castle's owner, it became the property of the English monarch.
In the 17th century, financial difficulties lead to the castle deteriorating, but it was restored by various owners during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was finally bought by the Victorian era industrialist William Armstrong, who completed its restoration. The castle still belongs to the Armstrong family and is open to the public.
Onboard train footage on Haltwhistle
A few laps of the Australian Model Railway Association's layout 'Haltwhistle'. Enjoy.
All sorts of models at Haltwhistle
A wide variety of 00 models from all different periods and regions converge on Haltwhistle! More videos to come of numerous others.
Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland - 4 February 2014
A 9 mile round trip around Hadrian's Wall. Starting near Steel Rigg the route initially headed west towards Cawfield Quarry, from here the route follows Hadrian's Wall east towards Hotbank Farm before returning just north of the wall. Music is New Born by Muse and Bricks & Mortar by Editors
Haltwhistle Carnival 1995
Hadrian's Wall: Crag Lough to Haltwhistle Burn
Part 4 of hiking along Hadrian's Wall, from Crag Lough to Cawfield Quarry, with a short snippet of Haltwhistle Burn.
Haltwhistle Spring Walking Festival 2019
A short video for the Tourism Fairs in Alnwick and Hexham in March 2019.
Our Beautiful Bogs
Northumberland National Park worked with local filmmakers Haltwhistle Film Project to create a film encouraging families and young people to visit these unique Northumberland treasures situated next to Hadrian's Wall. Greenlee Lough National Nature Reserve and Bell Crag Flow, are both Special Areas of Conservation. Rich in flora and fauna, and made accessible to the public, they are also valued as carbon reserves, in our attempts to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The film of these wonderful habitats will be shown at Visitor Centres, and on the South Tyne Mobile Cinema Circuit. Funded through Heritage Lottery (4min 30s)
Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail. Day 3: Hexham to Once Brewed.
The Old Brickworks and surrounding area Haltwhistle
Bridge House B&B - Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom - Video Review
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Bridge House Bed and Breakfast is set in 3 acres of gardens next to the famous Hadrian’s Wall, the Romans' Scottish-English border. It is 0.5 miles from Cawfields, outside Haltwhistle.
Each room at Bridge House offers lovely views of the surrounding fields. There is also free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV, an iPod docking station, and tea and coffee-making facilities.
You can relax in the cosy lounge, which has a log-burning stove. A full English breakfast is served in here. Evening meals are available upon request and there is also a nearby restaurant.
Bridge House Bed and Breakfast has a beautiful setting, offering views of Hadrian’s Wall and its Milecastle forts. There are several walking and cycle paths nearby, and star-gazing is also popular in the area.
Carlisle, Gretna and the Scottish border can be reached in 35 minutes by car.
Drone footage haltwhistle
The old railway bridge haltwhistle