THIRLWALL CASTLE, BUILT OF WALL-STONES,
HERE THE SCOTTS THIRLED (i.e. PIERCED) THE WALL
HADRIAN'S WALL
BY JESSIE MOTHERSOLE
WITH FOURTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS
BY THE AUTHOR MAPS & PLANS
JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LIMITED
LONDON VIGO STREET W.1
First Published ... October 1922
Second Edition ... December 1922
Third Edition ... December 1924
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BY THE SAME AUTHOR
THE ISLES OF SCILLY : Their Story,
Their Folk, and their Flowers
With 26 Plates in Colour
THE SAXON SHORE
Illustrated in Colour and Black & White
PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION
Since the first appearance of this book,a very important event has occurred inthe history of Hadrian's Wall. It hasbeen definitely recognized as a monument of nationalimportance, to be scheduled and protected underthe authority of the Office of Works. This meansthat owners and occupiers of the lands over whichit extends will be powerless to interfere with it,unless by the authority of the Department, andthat they will be liable for the repair of any damagethat may be done to it.
It is not too much to say that this marks thegreatest epoch in the history of the Wall since, atthe end of the fourth century, it ceased to begarrisoned, and was allowed to fall into disrepair.Neglect or wanton destruction fell to its share forfourteen hundred years. Now the Office of Workshas set the seal on the tireless efforts of Mr. JohnClayton and Dr. Collingwood Bruce, who wouldindeed have rejoiced to see this day.
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Important discoveries have been made at several{vi}points along the line of the Wall during the lastthree years.
The site of the fort at Burgh-by-sands wasdefinitely located by Mr. W. G. Collingwood,F.S.A., and Mr. R. G. Collingwood, F.S.A., in 1922.Since 1903, when the main road was "up" fordrainage purposes and no Roman remains werefound, the very existence of the fort had beenquestioned.
But excavation has resulted in the discovery ofthe east gate, lying just north of Hadrian's Wall,on the edge of the main road, which representsroughly the via principalis. Stone barrack-buildingswere also traced, running north and south,and the fort was proved to have lain across theline of Hadrian's Wall, as did Cilurnum. Themain road is a cutting, below the level of anyRoman remains. The stones of some of the fortwalls had rotted so completely that the spade cutquite through them, and thus my scepticism about"perishing stones" in the neighbourhood wasrebuked (p. 207). The Church at Burgh probablyoccupies the site of one of the central buildings,perhaps of a granary, the massive stones fromwhich would be very handy for the Church-builders.
Hadrian's Wall was found to join the main roada little to the east of the Vicarage, from whichpoint the road is laid partly on the Wall's{ BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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