The Roman Wall: A historical, topographical, and descriptive account of the barrier of the lower isthmus, extending from the Tyne to the Solway, deduced from numerous personal surveysBruce, J. Collingwood (John Collingwood)
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The Roman Wall: A historical, topographical, and descriptive account of the barrier of the lower isthmus, extending from the Tyne to the Solway, deduced from numerous personal surveys
Bruce, J. Collingwood (John Collingwood)
Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman; Walls, Roman -- Great Britain
One of them is engraved, on p. 63, the inscription of the other is
illegible; both are in the Museum at Newcastle.
Footnote 109:
See also the vignette, page 42. Most of these are still on the ground.
They are drawn to the usual scale.
Footnote 110:
Archæologia Æliana, i. 268.
Footnote 111:
Britannia Romana, 125.
Footnote 112:
Hutchinson’s Northumberland, i. 60.
Footnote 113:
A dilapidated building, near the east end of the town, illustrates
some of the peculiarities of this species of border fortress. The
lower portion of it was devoted to the reception of cattle—the upper
was occupied by the family. The floor of the second story consists of
stone flags laid upon massive beams of oak, very roughly dressed. The
object of this arrangement has probably been to prevent the enemy, who
might get possession of the lower part of the building without being
able to take the upper part by storm, from applying, with much success
at least, fire to the floor. The stone slates of the roof were
generally fastened with the bones of sheeps’ trotters—a most durable
fastening—instead of wooden pins; but, in this instance, the original
roof has been removed.
Footnote 114:
Whilst lying in prison, and cheerfully waiting for the time when he
should be offered, his mind reverted to the scenes and companions of
his youth. 'My hope was of late that I should have come among you, and
to have brought with me abundance of Christ’s blessed gospel,
according to the duty of that office and ministry whereunto among you
I was chosen, named, and appointed, by the mouth of that our late
peerless prince, king Edward.' In a letter, in which, as one ‘minding
to take a far journey,’ he bids farewell to his loving brothers and
sisters, and his well-beloved and worshipful cousins, he specifies
many of the well-known localities of this district, then their places
of residence.
Footnote 115:
Labbe’s edition of the Notitia Imperii, published at Paris, 1651.
Footnote 116:
It is preserved in the collection of antiquities at Chesters.
Footnote 117:
Arch. Æliana, i. 118.
Footnote 118:
History of the Picts’ or Romano-British Wall, 35.
Footnote 119:
Hodgson, II. iii. 293.
Footnote 120:
History of the Picts’ Wall, 35.
Footnote 121:
The owner of the ground was provoked to obliterate the remains of this
ancient city, in consequence of the manner in which curiosity-mongers
(not antiquaries) trespassed on his fields, in their way to the
station, instead of taking the beaten track.
Footnote 122:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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