Linbriggs from south bank of River Coquet
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Description
"The hill above the farm (unnamed) terminates the ridge south-west of Green Side. The old historian of Coquetdale, David Dippie Dixon, describes the hill as follows: "Far above on the left bank of the river rise lofty cliffs of a great height. The face of this steep acclivity is traversed by 'Passpeth', a perilous path, nothing more than a sheep-track overlooking the linns, to be trod only by those possessed of a sure foot and clear head. It was on these exposed heights that the men of Upper Coquet some three centuries ago had to keep watch, night and day, to guard against the incursions of the Scottish Freebooters." The old track, now known as Pass Peth [[335208]] passes close to the summit. As at Barrow, to the east, there was once a medieval tower house at Linbriggs, also destroyed by Scottish raiders." Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2011. -
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License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2540118
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 4 years, 11 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2011-08-05 -
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