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Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail Hadrian's Wall Country Hadrian’s Wall Path Ridgewood, Brampton National Trail The Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail In Roman times the Irthing valley opened in 2003. The 84 miles (135 km) was densely wooded, with wolves, Trail gives access to the magnificent wild boar and beavers. Today, Hadrian’s Wall countryside. otters and kingfishers share River Irthing This leaflet is one of a series offering the river’s bounty. short walks exploring the local network of paths around the Trail. For more information contact the National Trail Officer: 0191 269 1600 www.nationaltrail.co.uk Hadrian’s Wall Country 1 Brampton The Romans found a more wooded ‘Brantun’ grew up around the early 6 Roman garrison beside the Irthing Boothby landscape than we see today. Red There was an early Roman kites flew overhead, and the forest was ford, but was moved to make way for the local lord’s deer park. fort on the Stanegate a wild place, with wolves, wild boar, red road here. deer and beavers. Some of this 2 The Ridge and Moat woodland was cleared as the Romans The relocated village thrived as a A huge glacier left this long ridge used a lot of timber in buildings and medieval market town and later of debris behind as it melted. settlements along the wall. became a temporary headquarters Saxons held their councils for the Jacobite Rebellion led on a mound, ‘The Moat’, 8 Waterfall & After the Romans left, the Wall was not by Bonnie Prince Charlie. which they constructed maintained. It was a long time before on the highest end such a solid structure was attempted of the ridge. again in the area. When the Normans began to build churches, monasteries and manors, they often quarried the Stanegate Wall for its magnificent square-cornered stone. However, for over 300 years, into the 17th century, the area was wild and lawless, with Border reivers (raiders) threatening all who did not belong to their own extended families. Only after peace came to this border area did permanent houses become common. Vast quantities of Wall stone can be found 7 built into houses of this period. Stanegate Travel by bus Before Emperor Hadrian came to Enjoy a bus ride for this linear walk. Today, farmland and woodland offer a Britain, a Roman road was built Various buses provide a frequent from Carlisle to Corbridge. The beautiful landscape in which to enjoy service from Carlisle to Brampton. the history Hadrian left behind. Stanegate was one of the first The Hadrian’s Wall Bus (682 summer properly engineered stone roads only) stops at Brampton, Lanercost in Britain, and parts can still be Map Key Bridge, Banks, Birdoswald and Gilsland seen today. Route and on request. Services 685/185 stop Gradient moderate very steep at Brampton and Gilsland. Road Bus route Details from Journey Planner tel: 01228 606000 Footpath Bridleway (from31July2000): 0870 6082608 Steep drop beside route mini com: 01228 606336 Adverse surface camber http://www.cumbria.gov.uk or Stagecoach Cumberland Enquires Gradient Key tel: 01946 63222 Location point TIC Bus routes are shown on the map. Access to road Parking Toilets Accessible toilet Telephone Refreshments Gradient Profile: this is not drawn to a vertical scale Steps Cattle grid Bridge Kissing gate Signpost Gate (narrow ) x2 Gap stile Stepping stones 1 2 3 4 5 7 8waterfall and 9 10 11 Perch/seat The Moat (Brampton Ridge) Tree bench (Tin Barn Lonning) (Quarry Beck) StanegateBoothby saw mill Path Surface Brampton ‘Bower Seat’ Lanercost View point Grass Bridge Step stile Firm even Picnic site Soft Scale: refers only to gradient profile 0 kilometres 1 2 3 4 Ladder stile Rough uneven 0 miles ¹⁄₂ 11¹⁄₂ 22¹⁄₂ National Trail National Cumbria CA4 8RR Tel/fax 01228 561601 01228 Tel/fax 8RR CA4 Cumbria Warwick Mill, Warwick Bridge, Carlisle, Bridge, Warwick Mill, Warwick East Cumbria Countryside Project Project Countryside Cumbria East Designed and produced May 2000 by by 2000 May produced and Designed and milecastles was also built. also was milecastles and system of ditches, banks, turrets, forts turrets, banks, ditches, of system ditch wall military north berm berm south complex a secure more Wall the make way mound vallum mound To away. distance some quarried egri stone using rebuilt was it Later, turf. er ne with Wall the of part this built originally P falcon 56Turrets (site of) they So quarry. to difficult and debris Two turrets were built between Hare Hill glacial in covered was stone local each adjacent milecastle. The area. this in Wall the building The Romans faced a big problem big a faced Romans The Hadrian’s Wall Hadrian’s Banks behind. left Romans the Hadrian’s Wall (course of) which landscape the of explorations Haytongate Vallum (course of) on you takes leaflets of series This in Cumbria in 9 Banks Turret (52A) Wall Hadrian’s Walking Banks is one of the best preserved turrets 10 Pike Hill Signal Tower on the Wall. The tower was built before the Wall and has views over a wide area. This is the closest we on falc humans can get to the incredible ine gr view seen by peregrine falcons, re which hunt in this area. Pe £1 Walking around HadrianÕs Wall Brampton - Banks Turret 2 Lanercost Priory via Lanercost Priory In 1169, this Augustinian priory up to 5 miles (7.5 kms) was built almost entirely of stone ; paths are easily damaged quarried from the Wall. when wet, try one of the Lanercost promoted circular paths, Priory We might expect such a Christian especially in winter foundation to exert a peaceful influence, but from the 13th to ; try to use public transport early 17th centuries conditions were anything but tranquil. Local ; respect livestock and land tenants were regularly blackmailed, threatened and robbed during the Signal towers were part of a ; walking on the Wall may Mafia-like conditions of the Border communication network for ng cause it to collapse hi reiving times. relaying warnings rapidly across Irt River large distances; the next link in ; keep to signed footpaths The priory was ransacked at least the chain was Gillalees Beacon 3 once each by Robert the Bruce miles away. ; keep dogs on a lead and William Wallace. Gradient Profile: this is not drawn to a vertical scale 1 2 3 4 5 10 Lanercost Hayton Gate Site of turret Site of turret Hare SiteHill of milecastle Lanercost Priory Banks Turret Bridge Pike Hill Scale: refers only to gradient profile Ridgewood 0 kilometres 1 2 3 4 0 miles ¹⁄₂ 11¹⁄₂ 22¹⁄₂.
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