. The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone;. rotection from a squall of wind and rain that wildly sweptacross the open heights while he was on them, and realized thenature of the climate that the ancient garrison the turmoil passed away, and bright sunshine spreadover the wide landscape, all the region that the Tungriansguarded was displayed, — a vast, bare, wavy, grassy countrynow,- with a few patches only of dark woodland to suggest thedistant forests of the early ages. A long reach of the Wall extends from Borcovicus westwardto Rapishaw Gap. It follows the uneven c
. The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone;. rotection from a squall of wind and rain that wildly sweptacross the open heights while he was on them, and realized thenature of the climate that the ancient garrison the turmoil passed away, and bright sunshine spreadover the wide landscape, all the region that the Tungriansguarded was displayed, — a vast, bare, wavy, grassy countrynow,- with a few patches only of dark woodland to suggest thedistant forests of the early ages. A long reach of the Wall extends from Borcovicus westwardto Rapishaw Gap. It follows the uneven cresting of the cliffsthat rise with long and moderate slopes towards the south, butdrop abruptly towards the north, presenting formidable barriersin that direction ; indeed, the most picturesque scenery foundduring the walk extends along and beyond this section. Tothe Gap the writer made the top of the dismantled wall hispath. It is broken and uneven, but still the wall is severalfeet in height, about four feet in thickness, and retains I M I THE ROMAN WALL.—THE CEAGS. 37 Two furlongs from Housesteads is a mile-castle, the northside of which is formed by the great Wall, and shows, saysMr. Bruce, the finest specimen remaining on the whole stands 14 courses or 9£ feet high, and is 10 feet thick. Thecastle itself measures, on the inside, 57 feet 7 inches from westto east and 49 feet 7 inches from north to south. Afterdipping deep into the Gap, the wall ascends and crosses along ridge commanding an extensive view that in the fore-ground shows Broomlee, Greenlee, Crag, and Grindon, herecalled lakes, but really little oblong ponds, more picturesque,however, than some larger sheets of water. Beyond the ridgeis Hot Bank, a neat farmhouse with a garden, in a hollow nowcalled Milking Gap. The Wall thence, for a considerable dis-tance, is represented by a thin modern wall in which blocksfrom the ancient works are scattered. Towards the west is an imposing view. In
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