Memoir Written During a Survey of the Watling Street; From the Tees to the Scotch Border, in 1850 and 1851 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...and the latter about 30 from the northern course of the Watling Street; leading to the supposition that the Romans found a work of defence here, ' and connected it with their great road. This would probably be called caer, a camp, by the British; the corruption to cor, and subsequently pronounced col, will not surprise those who have observed the peculiar effect produced by the letter r, in the delivery of a native Northumbrian: the name Corbow is no longer to be heard of. The situation is such as either the British or Romans would have chosen; a precipitous bank to the river on one side, and a gentle fall in every other direction. The area may have been about twenty-two acres. It is 9 miles 3 furlongs from Ebchester, in a straight line, and IT) miles by the Watling Street. At Minsteracres, which is about 6 miles south of Corbridge, and 3 west of Whittonstall, are four altars which originally came from Corbridge. They are about 3 feet 6 inches in height; one of them is formed of three headless figures representing the Deae Matres, and has been figured, as well as the other three, we believe, in Horsley's Britannia Romana. At Colcester the Watling Street is easily discernible, on the north running in a straight line for Stagshaw Bank, bearing N. by E. Its course is along a field lane for a short distance, and is there readily traced to within sixty yards of the brook, called by some writers " Col," and by others " Cor," but now Corbridge Burn. About 100 yards north of the brook it appears very perfect, and so continues to where the Sandoe Road joins the turnpike road; here the western fence of the turnpike road stands on the east side of the Watling Street, and as they run together the former crosses the latter diagonally, so that at the S...