The Birkbecks of Westmorland and their descendants . HELL THE BIRKBECKS OF WESTMORLAND. 69 by the stream tearing down the chasm of Deepgill, which is crossed by a higharch, over which the main line of the Midland Railway to Carlisle passes. The house itself, with its thick stone walls and flagged roof, on whichhouseleek and sedums are growing, appears to be very much in its originalstate. There is some old carving over the doorway of the kitchen, and inthe living room a good old oak cabinet, with the date 1664 carved on it,is said to have been always in the house. About the year 1835 th
The Birkbecks of Westmorland and their descendants . HELL THE BIRKBECKS OF WESTMORLAND. 69 by the stream tearing down the chasm of Deepgill, which is crossed by a higharch, over which the main line of the Midland Railway to Carlisle passes. The house itself, with its thick stone walls and flagged roof, on whichhouseleek and sedums are growing, appears to be very much in its originalstate. There is some old carving over the doorway of the kitchen, and inthe living room a good old oak cabinet, with the date 1664 carved on it,is said to have been always in the house. About the year 1835 the hearth-stone in the kitchen was taken up, and a brown earthenware pot flill ofcrooked pins was found, which it is supposed was placed there in old times,possibly when the house was built, as a spell against witchcraft or evilspirits. Belief in the supernatural lingers long in these dales. Of coursePendragon is haunted. Beautiful white ladies wander about the ruins atmidnight, a headless ghost comes out of the Castle gateway, and a black henInvariably frustra
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