Wednesday we headed out of the Lake District and spent some time at Castlerigg Stone Circle just outside of Keswick. When we first arrived there were lots of people but they slowly drifted away and it was just Mr. B and myself (and some sheep) left to enjoy the stones on a beautiful warm day.
Next we headed to the Lanercost Priory near Carlisle and the Scottish boarder.
The small church was left intact but the priory which dates back to 1169 is now pretty much the bones of the building but striking in its own way.
Nearby were bits of Hadrian's Wall & foundations of Roman forts that at one time stretched across Northern England near the boarder of Scotland.
It was begun in AD 122 and was built to protect the Romans (who had conquered the rest of Britain) from those wild Scottish barbarians.
One more stop on our way up to Glasgow......
What remains of my family's castle - Crawford Castle!
The Crawford Castle was built in the 12th century on the River Clyde which runs through Glasgow as well. It stands on the former site of a Roman Fort dating back to AD 80.
On our first night in Scotland our cute Scottish waitress Isola says "Where are you from? You have quite an accent!"
Our response in unison "So do you!"
We all laughed and shared travel stories.
Word of the day - Slàinte Mhath = Good Health (cheers) & pronounced slawn-ge-var (yes....really!)
What a great trip you're having! and what about those Romans! We can thank them that we're not speaking Welsh
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