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Battlefield
Walks
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 Battlefield
Walks: Northumbria and the Scottish Borders
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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