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of the fea, on the fouth fide of the OJliiim of the river of Warn, 

 which is accounted a tolerable harbour for fmall vcflels of about 

 eighty tons ; being about feven or eight feet water in full tides. 



On Spinelfton-\\\\\, near Budle, is an intrenchment, nearly round, 

 with three deep ditches and high Valla to the north and fouth, 

 and two at the weft, with a Hope to the eaft, entered by a very 

 wide port ; two exploratory mounts, hard by, to the fouth ; and 

 another to the north. It is Dani/Jj. 



A little to the weft of this intrenchment, is another, in the 

 form of a crefcent, very large, with the fmall harbour of Warn, 

 to the north, and a romantic precipice to the fouth ; three ditches 

 and Valla to the weft and fouth-weft; the Valla of turf and flone, 

 as ufual, and ftill pretty high in moft places ; the port to the 

 north, the ground floping to the harbour, a hollow way extend- 

 ing almoft to it from the precipice. It has a moft extenfive fea 

 and land profpect on all fides, of the two caftles of Bambrough 

 and Holy I/land, and of all mips pairing and repafting. This is 

 alfo Danl/Ij. 



On the north fide of the river, facing it, is 



Ul-chejter (r), i. e. Cajlrum ulterius, the out-guard or fort to fe- 

 cure the pafs of the river and the harbour. By its name it 

 feems to be Roman. It was one of the manours of the barony of 

 Wooler, of which it was held by Sir Robert de Ulchejler in the reign 

 of K. Henry III, and i K. Edward I (sj. He was one of the com- 



(r) Ulcheflxr. 

 Outchefier. 



(s) Rolerlus dc Ulcbefter tenet Wcbefter per unum feoJum vcteris feoffamenti Baron, de 

 JFooler. Efcaet. de anno i Ed. I. 



miffioners 



