Hadrians Wall

The Lakes District

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June 6th 2010
On the way from Edinburgh we went via the Carslie Castle and Hadrians wall. Hadrians is a rock wall built by the Romans to keep out invading armies. The wall spans from coast to coast and was ½ an hour out of our way but it had to be seen. The only thing was trying to find it. All the paddock fences in the area are made of stone walls and in this particular area we were surrounded by then. ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more