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History comes to life when walking around these ancient battlefield sites – especially when combined with the attractive countryside of Northumbria and the Scottish Borders.
Historian, experienced walker and author Brian Conduit, has produced a collection of 22 walks describing military engagements covering the most important battlefield sites in this wild region and beautiful part of Britain. Many have features of interest nearby – ruined castles, old churches, abbeys and Roman sites – to add to the interest and enjoyment of the visit.
The walks feature military events spanning almost 2000 years of history: the building of Hadrian’s Wall – the grandest military monument in the whole of Britain; the Viking raid on Lindisfarne in 793 – the first recorded on these shores; sieges of the two greatest border strongholds, Carlisle and Berwick-upon-Tweed; the fates of abbeys on both sides of the border when caught up in the incessant warfare; and in more recent times, a surprise attack by the German navy on the east coast of England at the start of World War I. Brian Conduit, although born and brought up in the Midlands, has travelled and walked extensively throughout Northumbria and the Scottish Borders. This is his third Battlefield Walks book for Sigma Leisure – previous editions featured the Midlands and Yorkshire.
History comes to life when walking around these ancient battlefield sites – especially when combined with the attractive countryside of Northumbria and the Scottish Borders.
Historian, experienced walker and author Brian Conduit, has produced a collection of 22 walks describing military engagements covering the most important battlefield sites in this wild region and beautiful part of Britain. Many have features of interest nearby – ruined castles, old churches, abbeys and Roman sites – to add to the interest and enjoyment of the visit.
The walks feature military events spanning almost 2000 years of history: the building of Hadrian’s Wall – the grandest military monument in the whole of Britain; the Viking raid on Lindisfarne in 793 – the first recorded on these shores; sieges of the two greatest border strongholds, Carlisle and Berwick-upon-Tweed; the fates of abbeys on both sides of the border when caught up in the incessant warfare; and in more recent times, a surprise attack by the German navy on the east coast of England at the start of World War I. Brian Conduit, although born and brought up in the Midlands, has travelled and walked extensively throughout Northumbria and the Scottish Borders. This is his third Battlefield Walks book for Sigma Leisure – previous editions featured the Midlands and Yorkshire.
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