First Field Of Cows

Day One: Bowness-on-Solway to Carlisle (23 km/14.5 miles)

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August 22nd 2016
Hadrian's Wall Path is a 135 kilometres (84 miles) trail that follows the course of the stone wall that was built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who came to power in AD117. A frontier road had already been established, after failed attempts to conquer Scotland, and Hadrian decided to construct a wall from coast to coast, separating Scotland and Britannia. It would run from the River Tyne, east of N ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cumbria » Carlisle

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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