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Finding Tolrendor on the Roman Frontier: The Dungeon Beneath the Crag

A dark recess beneath a Northumbrian crag suggests a dungeon entrance—and a primordial beast whose petrified carcass has become the hill itself. Continue reading →

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Finding Tolrendor on the Roman Frontier: Shouldering the Pack

There was a definite point at which the walk became an expedition. On Day 1, I walked from Bowness-on-Solway to Carlisle with a daypack. On the morning of Day 2, I left Carlisle carrying everything I would need on my … Continue reading →

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Finding Tolrendor on the Roman Frontier

A nine-day journey along Hadrian’s Wall—and a new search for the landscapes, communities and forgotten edges of Tolrendor’s fallen empires. Continue reading →

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