The Birkbecks of Westmorland and their descendants . d Aisgill are among the place names mentioned as having belonged toBirkbecks, and the Ordnance Map shews the names of forty-three gills inMallerstang falling into the Eden. The view of Hellgill, which is threemiles south of Deepgill, shews how deeply the streams cut into the rock. The house stands about a third of a mile from the high road, theapproach to it crossing the Eden by an old bridge called Thrang is a small but substantially-built farm-house, a grove of sycamore trees over-shadowing the farm premises, with grass fields in
The Birkbecks of Westmorland and their descendants . d Aisgill are among the place names mentioned as having belonged toBirkbecks, and the Ordnance Map shews the names of forty-three gills inMallerstang falling into the Eden. The view of Hellgill, which is threemiles south of Deepgill, shews how deeply the streams cut into the rock. The house stands about a third of a mile from the high road, theapproach to it crossing the Eden by an old bridge called Thrang is a small but substantially-built farm-house, a grove of sycamore trees over-shadowing the farm premises, with grass fields in front and on either side. I found traces of a former garden, and brought away cuttings of rosesand honeysuckle run wild, which have grown into large bushes in their newhome on the west coast of Scotland. Sycamores are characteristic of thevalley, a clump of them standing by most of the farm-houses ; few othertrees would withstand the furious Helm Wind which rushes down theprecipitous sides of Wild Boar Fell. Behind the house is a waterfall, caused. HELL GILL.
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