Article: Fort's last hold on history.(News)

Byline: By Tony Henderson

Environment Editor Tony Henderson visits a fort with a touch of Troy.

There are views in the North of England which royally repay every ounce of effort expended to reach them and, once seen, stay in the mind's eye.

One such is the vista from the Cumbrian side of the River Irthing, which separates the county from Northumberland.

It is from a high spur on the south west corner of Birdoswald Roman fort.

The land plunges sharply into the partly-wooded gorge of the meandering river.

It is a ...

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