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| Hadrian's Wall |
Our first destination today was Hadrian’s Wall. The wall was built starting in 122 AD during the reign of the Roman emperor Hadrian as protection from the “barbarians” to the north, mostly Picts and Britons whom they had displaced. At one point the wall stretched across all of Northern England, but only scattered segments remain. We visited at Housesteads Roman Fort, which is located in the middle of Northumberland National Park and which was recommended by my “cousin” Chris Napier.
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| Baby Lamb |
The area and the wall were spectacular but Jeanne’s favorite part was the new baby lambs which were still nursing.
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| Sheep Gate |
I mentioned these earlier, but here is an example of a “sheep gate.” We passed through maybe five different versions of sheep gates and it’s a good thing they were there as there were hundreds of sheep in the immediate area of the wall and former Roman fort on the site.
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| Mary Queen of Scots Home |
From the wall, we headed north into Scotland for a quick stop in Jedburgh to visit the last home of Mary Queen of Scots before she escaped to England, was imprisoned for 18 years before ultimately being beheaded. It is a small museum but it tells the story of Mary’s life quite nicely.
One last comment. We are in Edinburgh tonight and we decided to eat Chinese as a break from British food and I had a most unusual dish - Salt and Chilli Haggis. It was actually very good!!!
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